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The Grifters

The Grifters
★ 6.5/10•1990•1h 50m•R•Crime•Drama

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Stephen Frears · Director

Donald E. Westlake · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 8, 1990
Revenue$13,446,769

Actors

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Lilly Dillon

John Cusack

John Cusack

Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe

Jan Munroe

Guy in bar

Robert Weems

Racetrack Announcer

Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

Jeweler

Jimmy Noonan

Jimmy Noonan

Bartender

Richard Holden

Richard Holden

Cop

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Sims

Michael Laskin

Michael Laskin

Irv

Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones

Mintz

Sandy Baron

Sandy Baron

Doctor

Lou Hancock

Lou Hancock

Nurse

Gailard Sartain

Gailard Sartain

Joe

Noelle Harling

Nurse Carol Flynn

Ivette Soler

Ivette Soler

Maid

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