The Sting
Directed by George Roy HillTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
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- VandytOctober 24, 2025A ‘fairy tale’ for adults. In my top 5 greatest films ever
- Mister ArnMay 13, 2025In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. (imdb) Mini-Review: Redford and Newman have exceptional chemistry in this finely crafted movie about the big con.
- 0 1December 24, 2025Classic Robert Redford and Paul Newman film
- Gerard6d agoBrilliant surprise, never bothered watching it before and I’m so glad I did now.
- willyboy68August 14, 2025Great pic about a fantastic con!! Cast from Newman down to the extras is top rated. Many surprises toward the finale!!!
- zsbbaJune 15, 2025It's still a good movie that is a pleasure to watch
- PJ KixSeptember 21, 2025It’s just ok
- Oliver ReznikApril 8, 2025I remember seeing this 10+ years ago and thinking it was like a 4.5. Actually I was pretty high on it while watching, but gradually came down, and came down further upon reflection. This movie has great, charismatic performances. I particularly liked Doyle. The movie does a good job setting up his character so that the poker scene is super satisfying to watch and very high tension. And the movie flows very well. It's pacing seems almost akin to modern mainstream sensibilities a la Nolan for example. Where does this movie fall flat? I think mostly I just get this increasing sense of its own self-satisfaction in all the clever little schemes it's characters pull. Of course it's very easy to pull off clever little schemes when they're written into the script. There's a scene where some random guy working for the main characters cuts off Doyle from getting in line. And the illusion of the story is sort of ripped away. It's one example, but gees there's no limit to the powers of deception the main characters' possess. They've hired hundreds of people to pull off elaborate, time consuming ruses where your imagination is the limit of what they can do. Pushed further when the final trick is played on the mark and the audience itself and it turns out those people forcing the main character into a difficult moral quandary are also in on the whole thing. It's a fun movie, but also a little insulting?
The Sting Trivia
The Sting was released on December 25, 1973.
The Sting was directed by George Roy Hill.
The Sting has a runtime of 2 hr 9 min.
The Sting was produced by Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips.
The key characters in The Sting are Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman), Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford), Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
The Sting is rated PG.
The Sting is a Comedy, Crime, Drama film.
The Sting has an audience rating of 9.5 out of 10.