The Grifters
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.
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Worldwide
- $13M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $13M
- Release date
- Aug 8, 1990
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
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