The Grifters

The Grifters(1990)

"Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?"

6.5/10
450 votes
110 minAugust 8, 1990

Overview

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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