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.
31 January 1958, Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA
1 August 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
24 April 1964, USA
29 May 1958, Topeka, Kansas, USA
1937, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1941, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
19 July 1924, Miami, Florida, USA
28 June 1966, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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.
March 22, 2008
Clever writing and fine cast make this tale of thieves among us fun to watch.
October 18, 2008
Cusack underplays Roy, making him an unbelievable wiseguy, a colorless cipher too akin to the saps he loves to fleece.
May 26, 2006
[A] quirky, absorbing adaptation of Jim Thompson's pulp novel.
May 20, 2003
The Grifters is so good that one leaves the theater on a spellbound high.
November 06, 2009
A mannerist thriller that doesn't begin to work despite the number of talented hands involved.
January 01, 2000
This is one human board game that's absorbing to watch.
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.
November 06, 2009
A darkly cynical and uncompromising gem.
October 07, 2005
Intriguing neo-noir.
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.
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
