A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

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Cast

AH01AAnjelica HustonLilly Dillon
JC02AJohn CusackRoy Dillon
AB03AAnnette BeningMyra Langtry
JM04AJan MunroeGuy in bar
RW05ARobert WeemsRacetrack Announcer
ST06AStephen TobolowskyJeweler
JN07AJimmy NoonanBartender
RH08ARichard HoldenCop

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The Grifters

Screen 4 · Row J · Seat 10 · 1990

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