The Grifters (1990)

R08/08/1990Crime, Drama1h 50m
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Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Anjelica Huston

    Lilly Dillon

  2. Cast 1

    John Cusack

    Roy Dillon

  3. Cast 1

    Annette Bening

    Myra Langtry

  4. Cast 1

    Jan Munroe

    Guy in bar

  5. Robert Weems

    Racetrack Announcer

  6. Cast 1

    Stephen Tobolowsky

    Jeweler

  7. Cast 1

    Jimmy Noonan

    Bartender

  8. Cast 1

    Richard Holden

    Cop

  9. Cast 1

    Henry Jones

    Sims

My son is going to be all right. If not, I'll have you killed. 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. Music is by Elmer Bernstein and cinematography by Oliver Stapleton. “The best reason I can think of is that you scare the hell out of me. I have seen women like you before, baby. You're double-tough and you are sharp as a razor, and you get what you want or else; but you don't make it work forever. Sooner or later the light...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $13,446,769.00

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