The Grifters (1990)
by Stephen Frears
110 minute runtime
| Watched | December 19, 2023 by 👫 |
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| Genres | Crime, Drama |
| Released | August 8, 1990 |
| Links | TMDB (6.5), IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes |
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?
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.
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