The Grifters

M
1h 50m
1990
6.489 /10 (453)

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.

Country : Canada, United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1990-08-08

Top Billed Cast

Anjelica Huston

Lilly Dillon

John Cusack

Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe

Guy in bar

Robert Weems

Racetrack Announcer

Stephen Tobolowsky

Jeweler

Jimmy Noonan

Bartender

Richard Holden

Cop

Henry Jones

Sims

Michael Laskin

Irv

Eddie Jones

Mintz

Sandy Baron

Doctor

Lou Hancock

Nurse

Gailard Sartain

Joe

Noelle Harling

Nurse Carol Flynn

Ivette Soler

Maid

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