The Grifters

Name: The Grifters
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1991-01-25
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Jan Munroe, Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening

– A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mot..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.00 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 50 Minutes

Release Year:

1990

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

Styles:

Cynical, Tense, Twists And Turns, Gloomy, Sexy, Clever, Bleak, Stylized, Suspenseful, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Canada, USA

Filming Locations:

Phoenix Arizona, Arizona, California, Los Angeles, USA

Genre:

Crime, Thriller, Drama

The Grifters (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Jan 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

The Grifters

Directed by:

Stephen Frears

Story Written By:

Jim Thompson, Donald E. Westlake

Main Actors:

Jan Munroe, Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening

Plot:

Lily 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 down side of the grift.

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 17 nominations.

Production Company:

HBO Video

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.0/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

90%

Metacritic:

86%