Does The Grifters end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Grifters easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Grifters scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Grifters violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Grifters

Name: The Grifters
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe, Robert Weems

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

Directed by Stephen Frears

Produced by Cineplex-Odeon Films

1990110 min6.5 / 10

A noir-inflected psychological thriller about manipulation and betrayal, where trust is currency and everyone's playing an angle.

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.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Betrayal By Insiders Doomed Romantic Obsession Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust American City Movies

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Con Man Con Artist Los Angeles, California Horse Track Grifter Estafa Neo-noir

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Questions people ask

Does The Grifters end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Grifters easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Grifters sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Grifters scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Grifters violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.