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GRIFTERS

Director:

  Stephen Frears
  

Year Released:

  1990

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Annette Bening
  John Cusack
  Pat Hingle
  Anjelica Huston
  JT Walsh
Movie Haiku:Insider view of the con artist's life. Lilly (Angelica Huston), Roy (John Cusack), & Myra (Annette Benning) have an easy time conning their marks, but they get into trouble once they turn on each other. Both women won Oscar nominations. Benning, in particular, has never been better.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2000
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