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Release Date
• USA: Dec 5, 1990
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 30, 1998
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 59 minutes
Country USA
Studio Cineplex Odeon Films, Miramax
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Other Titles
• The Grifters
• Grifters (1990)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Gangsters, Scams And Cons, Love Triangle, Suspense, Cult Classic, Tragedy, Revenge, Murder
Tagline: Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who's Conning Who?
Plot: THE GRIFTERS is an intense character study of people caught in a world with no one to trust.This cool and brutal adaptation by director Stephen Frears of Jim Thompson's stylish noir novel centers on the complex lives of three con artists. The action centers around the shady Roy Dillon (John Cusack), a low-level L.A. con man and petty thief, and Roy's sexy, amoral girlfriend Myra (Annette Bening), a con artist who is down on her luck and willing to do whatever it takes to get back on top of her game. Rounding out the trio is Roy's mother, Lilly (Angelica Huston), a veteran con artist who shares little with Roy other than a bizzare Oedipal attraction. The seedy underbelly of L.A. life is played out in evocative tableaux, as Myra and Lilly compete for Roy's attention until they ultimately drive him away.
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