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- Photo: A History of Violence. 12 votes. A History of Violence. Directed by David Cronenberg, A History of Violence explores the dark and twisted world of organized crime, deception, and violence.
- Photo: Universal Pictures. 12 votes. The Sting. Set in the 1930s, The Sting follows two con men as they plot an elaborate scheme to swindle a mob boss out of his ill-gotten gains.
- Photo: Catch Me if You Can. 33 votes. Catch Me If You Can. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, Catch Me If You Can is a interesting tale based on the life of notorious conman Frank Abagnale Jr.
- Photo: Paramount Pictures. 22 votes. The Wolf of Wall Street. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street offers a riveting look into the unbridled greed and corruption that plagues the world of high finance.
Mar 31, 2022 · Scamming is so hot right now. The confidence arts have been lighting up Hollywood, and networks and streamers are practically overflowing with content about grifters, fraudsters, and gougers.
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- Can You Ever Forgive Me? This movie, which got star Melissa McCarthy an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, is based on the memoir of Lee Israel, a writer who forged letters from famous literary figures.
- Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. One of two documentaries about Fyre Festival that came out in January 2019, this Netflix film tells the story of what went wrong with the infamous music festival with a ton of behind-the-scenes footage.
- Fyre Fraud. Fyre Fraud is Hulu's Fyre Festival documentary, and it has a broader scope than the Netflix one. (More, what does this all say about us as a culture?)
- The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley. The Inventor premiered on HBO on Mar. 18 of this year and is a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, and her former company, Theranos.
The film focuses on Roland Copping (Collins), a sociopathic insurance investigator who blackmails a married couple (Weaving and Byrnes) about the accidental killing of their friend during a prank gone wrong.
- Photo: Paramount Pictures. 7 votes. The Wolf of Wall Street. In the riveting film The Wolf of Wall Street, we follow the life of Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Wall Street stockbroker.
- Photo: I Care a Lot. 14 votes. I Care a Lot. A shady legal guardian lands in hot water when she tries to bilk a woman who has ties to a powerful gangster. More I Care a Lot.
- Photo: Emily the Criminal. 9 votes. Emily the Criminal. Emily the Criminal delves into the story of Emily (Aubrey Plaza), a young woman burdened with student debt and living on the fringes of a society that seems to offer no way out.
- Photo: Catch Me if You Can. 16 votes. Catch Me If You Can. In the thrilling film Catch Me If You Can, we follow the intriguing escapades of Frank Abagnale Jr.
Jan 28, 2022 · At the heart of Bong Joon-Ho's dark class satire is the swindle that a poor family carries out on their rich counterparts.
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