The Grifters
“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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Cast
36 people
Anjelica Huston
Lilly Dillon
Known for
Addams Family Values
The Royal Tenenbaums
John Cusack
Roy Dillon
Known for
2012
1408
Annette Bening
Myra Langtry
Known for
American Beauty
Captain Marvel
Jan Munroe
Guy in bar
Known for
Poseidon
Forever
Robert Weems
Racetrack Announcer
Also in
Friday at Dewayne's
Stephen Tobolowsky
Jeweler
Known for
Groundhog Day
Memento
Jimmy Noonan
Bartender
Also in
Super Troopers
Sex and the City
Richard Holden
Cop
Known for
Keanu
Star-Crossed
Henry Jones
Sims
Known for
Vertigo
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Michael Laskin
Irv
Known for
Margo's Got Money Troubles
The Seventh Sign
Eddie Jones
Mintz
Known for
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Terminal
Sandy Baron
Doctor
Known for
Birdy
Vamp
Stephen Frears Director · Donald E. Westlake Screenplay Jim Thompson Author
Worldwide gross $13M · United States release December 5, 1990 · Produced in Canada, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,446,769
Production
Cineplex-Odeon Films
Production
Miramax
Studio · Production
Canada · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · August 8, 1990
Theatrical
United States · December 5, 1990
Limited theatrical
Australia
February 28, 1991 · Theatrical
Canada
September 14, 1990 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
September 1, 1994 · Physical
France
January 23, 1991 · Theatrical
April 17, 2008 · Physical · DVD
January 22, 2025 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Greece
October 10, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 19, 1991 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 31, 1993 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 28, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 1, 1991 · Theatrical · Originally 18; downgraded 2018
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