The Grifters(Movie, 1990)

Name: The Grifters
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 50min | Genres: Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 160 votes)

The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. The screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's 1963 novel of the same name. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and was declared one of the Top 10 films of 1990 by The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Grifters

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About The Grifters

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: California, San Diego (California), Arizona

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Based on: "The Grifters" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: Miramax Films, Cineplex-Odeon Films

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 20 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 10/10/1990 (World premiere: 08/08/1990)

Cast: John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, J. T. Walsh, Henry Jones, Stephen Tobolowsky, Xander Berkeley, Charles Napier, Eddie Jones, Gailard Sartain, Lou Hancock, Michael Laskin, Richard Holden, Sandy Baron, Jeremy Piven, Gregory Sporleder, Jon Gries, Martin Scorsese, Paul Adelstein, Frances Bay, Juliet Landau, Jeff Perry, Micole Mercurio, Steve Buscemi

Director: Stephen Frears

Producer: Martin Scorsese, Robert A. Harris

Screenwriter: Donald E. Westlake

Film Editor: Mick Audsley

Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton

Composer: Elmer Bernstein

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"千网危情"

"致命赌徒"

"그리프터스"

Keywords: based on novel or book, los angeles, california, con artist, horse track, grifter, con man, neo-noir, estafa

Revenue: 13,446,769 USD

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The Grifters(Movie, 1990)

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