The Grifters
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- Synopsis
- Director Stephen Frears' tense adaptation of Jim Thompson's novel The Grifters was one of a number of revival film noirs in the first half of the '90s. Updating the setting to contemporary Los Angeles, the film follows a trio of con artists who are ......
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- Starring
- John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, J.T. Walsh
- Director(s)
- Stephen Frears
- Distributor(s)
- Miramax
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The performances are all insidiously powerful.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie is pulp, yet it attains a surprising emotional power-especially when Anjelica Huston's Lilly, a survivor who'll do whatever it takes to master her surroundings, is on-screen.Read the full review
Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites
If Frears and screenwriter Donald E. Westlake (who scripted "The Stepfather") are light on substance, they're satisfyingly heavy on nuance. Grifters may not blow you away afterward but it keeps your attention riveted during.Read the full review
