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The Grifters - Full Cast & Crew. A trio of con artists become tangled in a dangerous power struggle when Roy Dillon's mother and girlfriend compete for his affection.
- Stephen Frears
The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir [1] crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. [2] The screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's 1963 novel of the same name.
Jim Thompson. Novel. Donald E. Westlake. Screenplay. A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
The Grifters: Directed by Stephen Frears. With Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe. 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.
- Stephen Frears
- 2 min
16 hours ago · The Grifters. A dark-hearted neonoir comes to a boil under the bright Los Angeles sun, in British director Stephen Frears’s rousing adaptation of the novel by dime-store bard Jim Thompson, a film that raises pulp to the realm of existential tragedy. A possessive mother (Anjelica Huston), her cynical son (John Cusack), and his scheming ...
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Jan 25, 1991 · A throwback to classic noir films, The Grifters is a suspenseful and gripping story about, well, three grifters. Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening are the standouts here. Every scene with them is electric.
