THEME EXPLORATION

con artistry

26 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mister Flow
Mister Flow
1936 · Robert Siodmak
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden
2016 · Park Chan-wook
The Warm Money
The Warm Money
1992 · Christian Petzold
Abus de faiblesse
Abus de faiblesse
2013 · Catherine Breillat
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
2011 · Rob Marshall
We're the Millers
We're the Millers
2013 · Rawson Marshall Thurber
A Fine Mess
A Fine Mess
1986 · Blake Edwards
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
Fresh Bait
Fresh Bait
1995 · Bertrand Tavernier
Il bidone
Il bidone
1955 · Federico Fellini
Peepshow
Peepshow
1956 · Ken Russell
The Angry Street
The Angry Street
1950 · 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
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · Patrick Hughes
Confidence
Confidence
2003 · James Foley
Get Rich Quick
Get Rich Quick
1951 · Jack Kinney
Inferno of Torture
Inferno of Torture
1969 · Teruo Ishii
The Grifters
The Grifters
1990 · Stephen Frears
The Great Pretenders
The Great Pretenders
1991 · Ronny Yu
The Tuner
The Tuner
2005 · Kira Muratova
The Top Bet
The Top Bet
1991 · Corey Yuen & Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Gone Girl' meticulously dissect deception, manipulation, and the psychology of con artists with technical precision.

 Christopher Nolan UK

His masterwork 'The Prestige' is fundamentally about illusion and misdirection, exploring how con artistry operates through layers of deception and obsession.

 Brian De Palma USA

A Hitchcock devotee whose thrillers like 'Body Double' and 'Dressed to Kill' are built on elaborate cons, double crosses, and visual trickery that mirror the art of deception itself.