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By George W (317) on 02 Jan 2013

Classic Frears shtick - take a very dark tale and give it the treatment. Lots of light, glossy sets, the only darkness is in shadow…

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By Richard C (1,724) on 19 Dec 2012

A trio of leads that work so well together, that it's a real shame that the rest of the film doesn't really capitalize on it…

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By Avid C (212) on 14 Dec 2012

The Grifters will twist your head around until you're unable to tell who's conning who…

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By Will E (161) on 09 Dec 2012

Hadn't seen THE GRIFTERS in years... & it's even better than I remembered. Black ice in its veins for sure…

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By Scott R (2,451) on 26 Nov 2012

Maybe the best adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel. Huston & Cusack are great here. Excellent direction from Stephen Frears…

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By Bruce H (68) on 23 Nov 2012

Sharp, well-acted and wrenching. A classically modern film noir. Benning is a blast…

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By Marcus W (1,161) on 02 Oct 2012

Pretty average movie, and a disappointing film from Frears. The acting and script are fairly cheesy…

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By Lasttimeisaw (246) on 19 Jun 2012

An indie crime-drama fixes on a veiled Oedipus complex relationship between a mother and his son, which also involves another pivotal figure,…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 06 May 2012

I'm still in shock that a movie about con men and women wasn't super sexy and gushing with coolness. I'll probably rate this higher when I come to…

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By Fagatron P (113) on 05 May 2012

One of the slickest modern film noir films ever made. Frears does an amazing job, the cast is amazing with Ms…

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By Orpheus A (13) on 30 Apr 2012

The Grifters is an ultra slick, ultra dark Neo Noir set in an ambiguous time zone of a fifties stylised nineties…

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By Frank H (420) on 25 Mar 2012

Loved this movie. Great plot and great acting…

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By Lucy W (391) on 27 Feb 2012

Brilliant film, all time classic ith Cussack…

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By Rob S (980) on 22 Jan 2012

Good but could have been so much better if only they'd done a bit more with the neo-noir thing…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 17 Jan 2012

Terrific neo-noir with three A-List performers at the top of their game but Huston steals the show…

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By Stephen E (810) on 17 Jan 2012

The Grifters is a film all about style…

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By John F (961) on 13 Jan 2012

One of my favorite films of all time. Everyone will learn something about the world of con men and women…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 08 Dec 2011

Very dark film about con artists and the different cons that they run. Pretty good acting and a interesting story line…

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By Mike H (1,369) on 11 Nov 2011

One of the best thompson novels made into a movie, amazing cast, oscar worthy performances, too bad oscar doesn't like incest, or grifters,…

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 09 Oct 2011

What a surprising film. Mainly for the fact that it never went anywhere I expected it to go…

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