The Grifters
Summary:
Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters was one of a number of revival film noirs in the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are intent on out-foxing each other. Roy Dillon (John Cusack) is a simple, two-bit con, whose life is thrown into turmoil when his es... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Cusack - (Roy Dillon)
Anjelica Huston - (Lilly Dillon)
Annette Bening - (Myra Langtry)
Pat Hingle - (Bobo Justus)
J.T. Walsh - (Cole)
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Review:
Of the several movies made in the 1990s that mined the original material of writer Jim Thompson, Stephen Frears' The Grifters was easily the best. Adapted for the screen by noted crime novelist Donald Westlake, the intelligent, knowing script is a major strength. Like Frears' previous film, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters is... Continue >>
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