• Confidence (2003)

    In this glossy neo-noir caper, expert grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) inadvertently crosses volatile crime boss the King (Dustin Hoffman) and, to make it right, he must agree to con banker Morgan Price (Robert Forster). He assembles his team, including Lily (Rachel Weisz) and Gordo (Paul Giamatti), but things get complicated fast with the arrival of Special Agent Gunther Butan (Andy Garcia), who has been tracking Jake for years. As the con goes down, Jake can't say who's double crossing whom.

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Confidence
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Release Date: April 25th, 2003

DVD Release Date: September 16th, 2003

R |1 hr 38 min

Plot Summary

In this glossy neo-noir caper, expert grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) inadvertently crosses volatile crime boss the King (Dustin Hoffman) and, to make it right, he must agree to con banker Morgan Price (Robert Forster). He assembles his team, including Lily (Rachel Weisz) and Gordo (Paul Giamatti), but things get complicated fast with the arrival of Special Agent Gunther Butan (Andy Garcia), who has been tracking Jake for years. As the con goes down, Jake can't say who's double crossing whom.

Cast: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Donal Logue, Luis Guzmán, Brian Van Holt

Director: James Foley

Genres: Crime drama

Production Co: Lions Gate Films

Distributors: Lionsgate Films

Keywords: Los Angeles , Mystery , 2000s , Rivalry , Creative , Love ,

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  • 75
    Peter TraversRolling Stone

    Scenes with Burns crackle with the toxic energy that makes Confidence a game worth playing. show more

  • 63
    Carrie RickeyPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Best of all is Hoffman, who hasn't had this much obvious fun since he played Hollywood producer Stanley Motss in "Wag the Dog." show more

  • 70
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    Didn't see through it, though I had a rough sense of what was coming, and didn't have all that much fun. I did enjoy the movie's cheerful preoccupation with style.

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