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.
3 April 1951, Duluth, Minnesota, USA
1937, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
19 July 1924, Miami, Florida, USA
17 June 1957, Glendale, California, USA
10 March 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA
5 May 1936, New York City, New York, USA
12 April 1936, Mt. Union, Kentucky, USA
30 March 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 December 1965, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
26 July 1965, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
24 June 1952, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
31 January 1958, Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA
10 February 1947, Claremore, Oklahoma, USA
29 April 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 June 1966, Evanston, Illinois, USA
23 January 1919, Mannville, Alberta, Canada
16 December 1955, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
25 February 1924, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
1 August 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 August 1955, Highland Park, Illinois, USA
28 September 1943, San Francisco, California, USA
17 November 1942, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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
May 26, 2006
[A] quirky, absorbing adaptation of Jim Thompson's pulp novel.
October 07, 2005
Intriguing neo-noir.
November 06, 2009
A darkly cynical and uncompromising gem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
January 01, 2000
This is one human board game that's absorbing to watch.
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.
