THEME EXPLORATION

con artist schemes

28 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
1915 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Fortune
The Fortune
1975 · Mike Nichols
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Jimmy the Gent
Jimmy the Gent
1934 · Michael Curtiz
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Teem
Teem
2007 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Fire Island
Fire Island
1974 · Derek Jarman
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
Ramkinkar Baij
Ramkinkar Baij
1975 · Ritwik Ghatak
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
The Actress and the Poet
The Actress and the Poet
1935 · Mikio Naruse
The White Balloon
The White Balloon
1995 · Abbas Kiarostami & Jafar Panahi
The Frighteners
The Frighteners
1996 · Peter Jackson
Spiritual Fists
Spiritual Fists
1975 · Chang Cheh
Stuff for the Rich
Stuff for the Rich
1987 · Sergio Corbucci
The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer
1975 · Kar-leung Lau
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
Ένα τρελό τρελό μούτρο
1984 · Yannis Dalianidis
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Patrick Hughes
Age of Consent
Age of Consent
1969 · Michael Powell
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Gone Girl' meticulously dissect psychological manipulation and elaborate deception schemes.

 Christopher Nolan USA/UK

His masterworks 'The Prestige' and 'Inception' explore multi-layered cons and the architecture of elaborate illusions with intellectual precision.

 Wes Anderson USA

His film 'The Master' examines charismatic manipulation and the psychology of con artists operating within belief systems.