The Sting
...all it takes is a little confidence.
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
- Director
- George Roy Hill
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $160M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Sting actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Sting appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Heist Movies Ranked #9
Placed at #9 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Comedies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Sting returned 29.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $160M
- Release date
- Dec 25, 1973
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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