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The Grifters is a neo-noir film based on Jim Thompson's novel, starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening as con artists. The film follows their schemes, betrayals, and violence as they cross paths in Los Angeles and La Jolla.
A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more for this film nominated for 4 Oscars.
- (31K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Stephen Frears
- 1991-01-25
The story of “The Grifters” comes from a pulp novel by the recently rediscovered Jim Thompson, a poet of film noir whose books exist in a world of cynicism and despair, where characters put up a big front but are being gnawed inside by fear, guilt and low self-esteem.
A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. Lilly works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track.
Hard-as-nails Lily Dillon (Anjelica Huston) works as a swindler for dangerous bookie Bobo (Pat Hingle), probably the only man she fears. Arriving in Los...
- (47)
- Stephen Frears
- R
- John Cusack
Dec 5, 1990 · The Grifters is directed by Stephen Frears and adapted to screenplay by Donald E. Westlake from the novel of the same name written by Jim Thompson. It stars Anjelica Huston, John Cusack and Annette Bening.
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The Grifters - Watch Full Movie on Paramount Plus. CRIME 1991 R 1H 50M. Try It Free. Trailer. The acclaimed hit thriller that asks "who's conning who," with its irresistibly entertaining tale of a small-time "grifter" caught in a web of passion and mistrust.
