Share:

Movies: Best "con man" Movies


All Providers

Sort by:
117 movies found (page 1/4):

Catch Me If You Can(2002)

PG-13
| 2h 21min | Drama, Crime
4.0/5 (with 6,850 votes)

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

The Handmaiden(2016)

R
| 2h 25min | Thriller, Drama, Romance / Love
4.1/5 (with 1,540 votes)

In 1930s Korea, a new girl is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate. But the maid has a secret: She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler, who is posing as a Japanese Count, to help him seduce the Lady and steal her fortune.

Directed by Park Chan-wook - With Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, Moon So-ri, Kim Hae-suk, ...

Focus(2015)

R
| 1h 45min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 3,520 votes)

Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.

The Frighteners(1996)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 644 votes)

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.

The Sting(1973)

PG
| 2h 9min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
4.0/5 (with 1,136 votes)

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Extract(2009)

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 245 votes)

The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.

I Love You Phillip Morris(2009)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 740 votes)

Steve Russell is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip Morris. Smitten, Russell devotes his entire life to being with Morris regardless of the consequences.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988)

PG
| 1h 50min | Crime, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 349 votes)

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can be the first to swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000.

Nine Queens(2000)

1h 54min | Crime
3.9/5 (with 290 votes)

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").

The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)

R
| 1h 56min | Crime, Drama
3.8/5 (with 675 votes)

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

The Grifters(1990)

R
| 1h 50min | Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 160 votes)

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

The Brothers Bloom(2008)

PG-13
| 1h 54min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 268 votes)

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.

Ad Protect Your Online Privacy with a VPN

Don't risk your personal information and online activities being exposed to hackers, government surveillance, and other online threats. A VPN encrypts your internet connection and hides your IP, giving you maximum security and privacy. Take control of your online safety, switch to a VPN now. Choose one of these services to learn more:

The Man Who Would Be King(1975)

PG
| 2h 9min | Adventure, Drama
3.8/5 (with 283 votes)

A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

Paper Moon(1973)

PG
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.9/5 (with 303 votes)

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl—who may or may not be his daughter—and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Camp Nowhere(1994)

PG
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
2.9/5 (with 60 votes)

Morris "Mud" Himmel has a problem. His parents desperately want to send him away to summer camp. He hates going to summer camp, and would do anything to get out of it. Talking to his friends, he realizes that they are all facing the same sentence: a boring summer camp. Together with his friends, he hatches a plan to trick all the parents into sending them to a camp of their own design.

The Burnt Orange Heresy(2020)

R
| 1h 39min | Thriller
2.9/5 (with 67 votes)

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

Matchstick Men(2003)

PG-13
| 1h 56min | Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 733 votes)

A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

Support Your Local Gunfighter(1971)

G
| 1h 31min | Action, Comedy, Western
3.3/5 (with 31 votes)

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.

Pacific Heights(1990)

R
| 1h 42min | Thriller
3.1/5 (with 152 votes)

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

The Alibi(2006)

R
| 1h 30min | Romance / Love, Comedy, Drama
2.9/5 (with 44 votes)

Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant others. It seems that the streetwise Ray has found his calling, until he unexpectedly becomes a murder suspect in a case involving one of his most influential customers. Now, as the police and an assassin called "The Mormon" track Ray, he and his attractive assistant, Lola, must clear their own names.

Diggstown(1992)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Drama
3.2/5 (with 44 votes)

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town called Diggstown. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. "Honey" Roy Palmer is that man - although at 48, many say he is too old.

House of Games(1987)

R
| 1h 42min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 121 votes)

A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.

Elmer Gantry(1960)

2h 26min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 63 votes)

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both the show and their relationship are threatened, however, when one of Gantry's ex-lovers decides that she has a score to settle with the charismatic performer.

Criminal(2004)

R
| 1h 27min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 49 votes)

Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.

General Della Rovere(1959)

2h 12min | War, Drama
3.8/5 (with 54 votes)

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Six Degrees of Separation(1993)

R
| 1h 52min | Mystery, Drama, Comedy
3.2/5 (with 132 votes)

The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.

Dirty Ho(1979)

1h 43min | Action, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 16 votes)

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

Another You(1991)

R
| 1h 34min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 36 votes)

George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognise George as a missing millionaire, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.

Dark City(1950)

NR
| 1h 38min | Romance / Love, Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

The King and Four Queens(1956)

2.6/5 (with 11 votes)

Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to find their hidden gold.

previous page
next page