The Grifters
Roy Dillon must fulfill his task in hospital which leads to an unexpected meeting between his mother Lilly and his sexy girlfriend Myra. Lilly and Myra are heartless confidence artists and look for the next victim.
5 May 1936, New York City, New York, USA
16 August 1955, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
17 June 1957, Glendale, California, USA
28 September 1943, San Francisco, California, USA
10 March 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 April 1964, USA
29 April 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 February 1947, Claremore, Oklahoma, USA
October 07, 2005
Intriguing neo-noir.
May 20, 2003
The Grifters is so good that one leaves the theater on a spellbound high.
November 06, 2009
Best to savor The Grifters for its handsome design -- the picture looks as clean as a Hockney landscape -- and its juicy performances.
November 06, 2009
A darkly cynical and uncompromising gem.
October 18, 2008
Cusack underplays Roy, making him an unbelievable wiseguy, a colorless cipher too akin to the saps he loves to fleece.
March 22, 2008
Clever writing and fine cast make this tale of thieves among us fun to watch.
January 01, 2000
This is one human board game that's absorbing to watch.
July 22, 2007
British helmer Frears makes auspicious American debut with this light, speedy, perfectly executed noir, based on Jim Thompson's novel, boasting three terrific performances; one of the best films of the year
June 24, 2006
Donald Westlake's excellent screenplay does some justice to the starkness of Jim Thompson's novel; and Frears' direction never fails to grab the attention.
May 26, 2006
[A] quirky, absorbing adaptation of Jim Thompson's pulp novel.
September 13, 2011
[VIDEO] Although the movie recalls films by the Coen Brothers or the Dahl Brothers, "The Grifters" retains its source material's voice in a thoroughly original way. Here's a neo-noir you can never see too many times.
November 06, 2009
A mannerist thriller that doesn't begin to work despite the number of talented hands involved.
