CANADA · 1990

The Grifters

Stephen Frears
con artists and deception family loyalty romantic betrayal criminal underworld moral ambiguity
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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.

Year1990
CountryCanada
DirectorStephen Frears
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