The Grifters
433 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 50m
1990
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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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.
- DirectorStephen Frears
- Release8 August 1990
- Genre
- Duration1h 50m
- Budget?
- Revenue$13,446,769
- Rate433 reviews
- Productions
Cineplex-Odeon Films
Cast

Anjelica Huston
Lilly Dillon

John Cusack
Roy Dillon

Annette Bening
Myra Langtry

Jan Munroe
Guy in bar

Stephen Tobolowsky
Jeweler

Jimmy Noonan
Bartender

Richard Holden
Cop

Henry Jones
Sims

Michael Laskin
Irv

Eddie Jones
Mintz

Sandy Baron
Doctor

Lou Hancock
Nurse

Gailard Sartain
Joe

Ivette Soler
Maid

Pat Hingle
Bobo Justus

Paul Adelstein
Sailor - Young Paul

Jeremy Piven
Sailor - Freshman

Gregory Sporleder
Sailor - Spooney

Jeff Perry
Drunk

Jon Gries
Drunk's Friend

Micole Mercurio
Waitress

Charles Napier
Gloucester Hebbing

J. T. Walsh
Cole

Billy Ray Sharkey
FBI man

Frances Bay
Arizona Motel Clerk

Xander Berkeley
Lt. Pierson

Juliet Landau
Young Lilly (uncredited)

Sy Richardson
Cab Driver (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese
Opening voice-over (uncredited)
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