Posts Tagged ‘con-artist’

Maverick (1994)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Mel Gibson | Jodie Foster | James Garner | Graham Greene | Alfred Molina | James Coburn | Dub Taylor | Geoffrey Lewis | Paul L. Smith | Dan Hedaya | Dennis Fimple | Denver Pyle | Clint Black | Max Perlich | Art LaFleur
Directors: Richard Donner
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Maverick is recreated from the character James Garner created in the 1950s TV program. Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and recover a little loot for the reward, all with a light hearted air. He joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvelous, though fake, southern accent as the two both try and enter the game.

Mean Machine (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Vinnie Jones | David Kelly | David Hemmings | Ralph Brown | Vas Blackwood | Robbie Gee | Geoff Bell | John Forgeham | Sally Phillips | Jason Flemyng | Danny Dyer | Jason Statham | Martin Wimbush | David Reid | David Cropman
Directors: Barry Skolnick
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Disgraced ex-England captain (Danny ‘Mean Machine’ Meehan) is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. Whilst in jail, he doesn’t recieve any favours because of his celebrity status in the outside world. He is out numbered and many prisoners constantly barrage him with insults for letting down his country in a crucial World Cup game. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. These prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards. The prisoners are lead by Danny and the whole of the prison, guards aside, are behind them. Game on……

Ocean’s Twelve (2004)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: Matt Damon | Vincent Cassel | Bernie Mac | Brad Pitt | Catherine Zeta-Jones | George Clooney | Ed Kross | Julia Roberts | Don Tiffany | Anne Jacques | David Sontag | Larry Sontag | Andy Garcia | Casey Affleck | Dina Connolly | Scott Caan | Nelson Peltz | Mini Anden
Directors: Steven Soderbergh
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Set three years after “Ocean’s 11,” this sequel shows us Danny Ocean gathering up his complete gang of con artists and thieves from the first film in New York City before they all jet off to Amsterdam, Rome, and Paris to pull off three seperate heists. All the while, the boys must deal with increasing pressure from a very mad Terry Benedict, a dedicated Europol agent with a link to Rusty’s past, and a mysterious French rival known as the “Night Fox.” Will Ocean’s crew reach their full potential and become the greatest thieves the world has ever known, or will they fall victim to Benedict’s revenge? All bets are off.

Heartbreakers (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Sigourney Weaver | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Ray Liotta | Jason Lee | Anne Bancroft | Jeffrey Jones | Gene Hackman | Nora Dunn | Julio Oscar Mechoso | Ricky Jay | Sarah Silverman | Zach Galifianakis | Michael Hitchcock | Pierre Gonneau | Shawn Colvin
Directors: David Mirkin
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Max (Weaver) and Page (Hewitt) are a mother and daughter con team. Max seduces wealthy men into marrying her, then Page seduces them into infidelity so Max can rake them over the divorce court coals. And then it’s on to the next victim.

The Good Thief (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: Canada | France | Ireland | UK
Actors: Nutsa Kukhianidze | Ouassini Embarek | Marc Lavoine | Nick Nolte | Tchéky Karyo | Gérard Darmon | Saïd Taghmaoui | Patricia Kell | Julien Maurel | Emir Kusturica | Roland Munter | Warren Zavatta | Théo Trifard | Sarah Bridges | Nicolas Dromard
Directors: Neil Jordan
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Set against the glitzy backdrop of the French Riviera, aging gambler Bob Montagnet is about to gamble it all on the casino heist of a lifetime; a spectatcular sleight of hand—two heists, one real, one not, but which is which? Under the watchful eye of Roger, a policeman who would as soon save his longtime opponent as arrest him, Montagnet assembles a team that consists of partners Paulo and Raoul, technical mastermind Vladimer, former-drug-dealer-turned-informant Said, Anne, a young Eastern girl Montagnet rescued from prostitution, and the perfect complement to a double theft—identical twins Albert and Bertram.

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Biography | Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio | Tom Hanks | Christopher Walken | Martin Sheen | Nathalie Baye | Amy Adams | James Brolin | Brian Howe | Frank John Hughes | Steve Eastin | Chris Ellis | John Finn | Jennifer Garner | Nancy Lenehan | Ellen Pompeo
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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An FBI agent tracks down and catches a young con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, doctor, assistant attorney general and history professor, cashing more than $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries.

Birthday Girl (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Nicole Kidman | Ben Chaplin | Vincent Cassel | Mathieu Kassovitz | Kate Lynn Evans | Stephen Mangan | Alexander Armstrong | Sally Phillips | Jo McInnes | Ben Miller | Jonathan Aris | Katya Barton-Chapple | Rebecca Clarke | Mark Gatiss | Raj Ghatak
Directors: Jez Butterworth
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Internet love connections and mail-order brides rarely ever work out, and John (played by Ben Chaplin) should have known. Having never been lucky in the game of love and tired of waiting for the perfect woman to come along, John decides to take his chances and orders a mail-order bride from Russia online. At first, things seem perfect: his new bride Nadia (Nicole Kidman) is a gorgeous woman, and although she may not speak much English, her skills in the bedroom more than make up for any communication problems. When Nadia’s ‘cousins’ unexpectedly arrive to celebrate her birthday, John is drawn into their web of corruption and crime.

Duplex (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Ben Stiller | Drew Barrymore | Eileen Essell | Harvey Fierstein | Justin Theroux | James Remar | Robert Wisdom | Swoosie Kurtz | Wallace Shawn | Maya Rudolph | Amber Valletta | Cheryl Klein | Tim Maculan | Jackie Titone | Yevgeni Lazarev
Directors: Danny DeVito
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Alex Rose (Stiller) and Nancy Kendricks (Barrymore) are a young, professional, New York couple in search of their dream home. When they finally find the perfect Brooklyn brownstone they are giddy with anticipation. The duplex is a dream come true, complete with multiple fireplaces, except for one thing: Mrs. Connelly (Eileen Essel), the cranky old lady who lives on the rent-controlled top floor. Assuming she is elderly and ill, they take the apartment but their hopes are quickly dashed when they realize that Mrs. Connelly is an energetic senior who enjoys watching her television at top volume day in and day out and rehearsing in a brass band. A writer, Alex is attempting to finish his novel against a looming deadline. However, each day as he begins to write, he is interrupted by Mrs. Connelly’s numerous demands and requests and what begins as a nuisance quickly escalates into an all-out war. When Nancy loses her job and the pair are trapped at home together with Mrs. Connelly, their rage turns to homicidal fantasy as they plot ways to get rid of their no-good neighbour…

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: Australia | USA
Actors: George Clooney | Cecelia Ann Birt | Paul L. Nolan | Carol Florence | Lori Galinski | Bernie Mac | Brad Pitt | Mark Gantt | Timothy Paul Perez | Elliott Gould | Frank Patton | Casey Affleck | Scott Caan | Eddie Jemison | Jorge R. Hernandez
Directors: Steven Soderbergh
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A gangster by the name of Danny Ocean (George Clooney) rounds up a gang of associates to stage heists of three major Las Vegas casino’s (Bellagio, The Mirage, and the MGM Grand) simultaneously during a popular boxing event.