The Grifters
Directed by Stephen Frears
Lilly works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job and resultant beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. This causes her own job to go wrong as well. Each of them faces the downside of the grift.
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The Grifters Ratings & Reviews
- Aaron Slade29 March 2025This film has been totally forgotten about it seems. I found it in the cheap section of my local video shop. Its fun and quirky
- nicpederson12 January 2026Same basic idea as The Sting but with a different plot. They even use the main con from The Sting early in the movie. Decent until last two minutes. Worst ending ever.
- jasone19019 March 2025This movie is okay. Nothing great but north worste.
- David Daniel20 October 2024Frear's Neo noir with a lot of big swings, interesting mixture of late eighties and post war style.
The Grifters Trivia
The Grifters was released on 8 August 1990.
The Grifters was directed by Stephen Frears.
The Grifters has a runtime of 1h 50m.
The Grifters was produced by Robert A. Harris, Martin Scorsese, Jim Painten.
Lilly works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job and resultant beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. This causes her own job to go wrong as well. Each of them faces the downside of the grift.
The key characters in The Grifters are Lilly Dillon (Anjelica Huston), Roy Dillon (John Cusack), Myra Langtry (Annette Bening).
The Grifters is rated 15.
The Grifters is a Drama, Crime, Thriller film.
The Grifters has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.
The Grifters has made US$13.4M at the box office.