Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?
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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Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and meticulous.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Anjelica HustonLilly Dillon
- John CusackRoy Dillon
- Annette BeningMyra Langtry
- Jan MunroeGuy in bar
- Robert WeemsRacetrack Announcer
- Stephen TobolowskyJeweler
- Jimmy NoonanBartender
- Richard HoldenCop
- Henry JonesSims
- Michael LaskinIrv
Crew
- Stephen FrearsDirector
- Donald E. WestlakeScreenplay
- Jim ThompsonNovel
- Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Mick AudsleyEditor
- Robert A. HarrisProducer
- Martin ScorseseProducer
- Jim PaintenProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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The Talented Mr. Ripley 199986% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
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Dog Day Afternoon 197580% alikeBoth classical in form.
The Hustler 196177% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Boyz n the Hood 199176% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
A Beautiful Mind 200176% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.
Seance on a Wet Afternoon 196476% alikeBoth earnest, grave, classical in form.- Illmatic 199475% alikeAlbum · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
Series · Both grave, classical in form, earnest.
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