The Grifters

The Grifters

Seduction. Betrayal. Murder. Who’s conning who?

1990-08-08 110 min ★ 6.5
CrimeDrama
Director Stephen Frears

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

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Bobo Justus
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Opening voice-over (uncredited)
Lou Hancock
Lou Hancock
Nurse
Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein
Sailor - Young Paul
Jon Gries
Jon Gries
Drunk's Friend
Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky
Jeweler
Michael Laskin
Michael Laskin
Irv
Gregory Sporleder
Gregory Sporleder
Sailor - Spooney
Billy Ray Sharkey
Billy Ray Sharkey
FBI man
Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston
Lilly Dillon
John Cusack
John Cusack
Roy Dillon
Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
Mintz
Jeff Perry
Jeff Perry
Drunk
Xander Berkeley
Xander Berkeley
Lt. Pierson
Juliet Landau
Juliet Landau
Young Lilly (uncredited)
Annette Bening
Annette Bening
Myra Langtry
Jan Munroe
Jan Munroe
Guy in bar
Ivette Soler
Ivette Soler
Maid
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven
Sailor - Freshman
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
Sims
Sandy Baron
Sandy Baron
Doctor
Gailard Sartain
Gailard Sartain
Joe
J.T. Walsh
J.T. Walsh
Cole
Frances Bay
Frances Bay
Arizona Motel Clerk
Richard Holden
Richard Holden
Cop
Micole Mercurio
Micole Mercurio
Waitress
Charles Napier
Charles Napier
Gloucester Hebbing
Jimmy Noonan
Jimmy Noonan
Bartender