other good con movies - Confidence (2003) Discussion

try the grifters

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The Grifters was a horrible movie, nothings happens at all no action, no exitment and no suspence. No not very interesting. Unfortunatley there aren`t many good con films out there. You HAVE seen them all...Oh, wait, there`s "Ocean`s Eleven" and "Italian Job".
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[–] tshumway 20 years ago

First of all which Italian Job are you referring to? The remake isn't worth mentioning. Second The Griffters is an excellent con film. I think you maybe watched another movie all together but thought you saw it. To say nothing happens and no suspence...Wait!...No I've got it. Your pulling a con. You've tried to slam the Griffters in hopes of some gain. So what's the score? How much you get kid? And here I thought you wer serious about it being a terrible film and that you had no taste. Pretty clever.

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[–] A-obscura 18 years ago

Really is everyone of the opinion the the 'remake' re-do..whatever, of the Italian Job is bad?

I honestly really enjoyed it, viewed as a stand alone movie and baring no comparison to the movie's original inspiration...They even reference the original movie in the movie..More than a homage or doff of the cap, rather a subtle and well executed exclamation as to suggest that it is it's own movie and not some new mini poster campaign with some stars rip off...But it's all conjecture and thats only my opinion.

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[–] Mick-Travis-Bickle 16 years ago

Really is everyone of the opinion the the 'remake' re-do..whatever, of the Italian Job is bad?

I enjoyed it, but I still thought it was pointless, and was never going to be comparable to the Michael Caine original.

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[–] cableaddict 12 years ago

Yes, the remake was bad-to-terrible. The original was a masterpiece.

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[–] catalin_georgescu2003 18 years ago

Try 'Criminal'.A 2004 great flick with John C. Reilly.Not a masterpiece,but really entertaining.And John C. is a also a great actor

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[–] iota92587 17 years ago

I would recommend the Argentinian film "Nueve Reinas", or "Nine Queens". "Criminal" was the American remake, and although John C. Reilly's performance is pretty solid, the movie is very disappointing compared to its Argentinian counterpart. "Nine Queens" is entertaining as *beep* - I highly recommend it.

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[–] cableaddict 12 years ago

"Criminal" was average-to-good, but the foreign movie that it was a rip-off of (I forget the name) was amazing.

update: Oops, it is indeed "Nine Queens" (English version) as the previous poster wrote. An amazing film.

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[–] blakartist2000 16 years ago

Here are three:

The Good Thief
Inside Man
This next one was not a con for money but for freedom
Pretty Dirty Things

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[–] desifir667 16 years ago

thanks

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[–] iccaprar 20 years ago

Try "The Italian Job" and "Knockaround Guys" also. Especially the first one.

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[–] dhn908 20 years ago

The Sting - probably the best, IMO
Matchstick Men
Heist
Shade
Confidence

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[–] chickenboojonas-1 20 years ago

thanks

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[–] turboghost 20 years ago

Diggstown! James Woods and Louis Gosset Jr. Excellent!

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[–] mortal_kombat8_kabal 20 years ago

You all need to try Foolproof Great unknown movie there.

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[–] edgegrip17th 20 years ago

Ocean's eleven the best con movie EVER!!!

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[–] lehnrik 15 years ago

No, The Sting is the best con movie ever. So far.

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[–] pure_trouble_2 19 years ago

I completely agree with you on this one -- I liked Ocean's 11 & 12 and the Italian Job, but as a Canadian, I loved Foolproof & the stanely cup references... lol.

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[–] flash-126 16 years ago

"House of Games (1987)" -- the Gold Standard of CON GAME genre flicks.
"The Spanish Prisoner" (1997) (also with Rachel Weisz)

BOTH of these are fine David Mamet flicks.

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[–] logicalskeptic 12 years ago

flash-126, two great recommendations, but just to keep things straight, it is Rebecca Pidgeon, Mamet's wife, who is in "The Spanish Prisoner" not Rachel Weisz.

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[–] bandit837 17 years ago

Inside Man
Oceans 11 and 13
Lucky Number Slevin
Jackie Brown
Catch me if you can (if you want to count that)

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[–] RainonyourParade 20 years ago

Take these two and call me in the morning.
Catch me if you can
Lock, Stock and two smoking Barrels

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[–] dom_montiglio 20 years ago

Hard Eight

Kind of slow flick, some of Sam Jackson's lesser-known work. I liked it.

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[–] tayroberts 20 years ago

Best Laid Plans with Reese Witherspoon.

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[–] toxicavenger792 20 years ago

Im surprised no one said House of Games. It is probably my favorite con movie.

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[–] crabby2000 20 years ago

I agree with toxicavenger; House of Games is one of the best con movies I've ever seen. David Mamet's directorial debut, too.

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[–] crosseyedsheep 20 years ago

That's the one with Joe Mantegna isn't it? Yes excellent.

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[–] bioskope 15 years ago

There's a German movie

'Knockin on Heaven's Door' which also deserves honorable mention here.

Hey, I thought you had her at 'Squishy Ball'

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[–] lemonjellohardy 20 years ago

I always liked the movie Sneakers, The Sting, and there was also a sequel to the sting as well.

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[–] YouIsDead 20 years ago

Most of the films mentioned here are great (Ocean's 11, Heist, Sidney (aka Hard Eight, P.T. Anderson's 1st film), Knockaround Guys, etc). Those that I don't say are great are the ones I haven't seen. :)

I just finished watching Shade and I loved it. I love this kind of movies.

One that I don't anyone mentioned is Rounders, starring Ed Norton and Matt Damon. Also, the Guy Ritchie films, Lock Stock & 2 Smokin Barrels and Snatch. I also like The Good Thief and Ronin. The Score is probably the weakest of the recent ones, IMHO, I don't like it pretty much. Some good performances, though.

Also, and here I digress a little, Mission: Impossible, mostly the De Palma one, which is masterful, but also the weaker John Woo sequel which features some good sneaking around before the shoot outs (like the race track scene). Also by John Woo, both versions of Once a Thief (Hong Kong and american remake).

A genre much related to con movies is escape movies, I think. They also involve planning and sneaking around. Here I'd suggest Escape From Alcatraz, The Great Escape, Shawshank Redemption (this one is not really about the escape, or at least, we, as an audience, aren't part of it) and probably a couple others which don't come to mind now.

I haven't seen Confidence yet. Like I said I finished watching Shade and ended up on Confidence's page while foolin around on the IMDB. :-) Confidence is next on my to watch list, along with The Cooler.

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[–] jad1981 20 years ago

Matchstick Men? A good con movie? Please, don't make me laugh. It barely raises above the average con movie but it's not THAT good. If u want to see a truly great con movie, do yourself a favor and pick up Nine Queens.

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[–] oryggisnet 20 years ago

I definately agree. Nine Queens seems to be the best so far....It doesn't have the "blah blah" of a main character which to me, screams guilt.

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[–] AlecWingerd 19 years ago

I must say I liked 'Boiler Room', though the conning limits itself to the telephone.

If you call it a con movie, I think it's a reasonable one.
Never thought Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel on one screen though, but actually both of them put a performance up that's way better than their both respective averages. I enjoyed it

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[–] rjhelgerson 19 years ago

Are all of you drunk?

You're on the right track with David Mamet. "House of Games" and "Heist" are top notch. But let's not forget "The Spanish Prisoner."

Of course the top con flick is the Oscar winner "The Sting"

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[–] macknife30 19 years ago

Diggstown and The Spanish Prisoner are great con movies. The Sting is probably the best one though.

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[–] patkav6 15 years ago

The Score.

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[–] squigee07 12 years ago

we're on IMDB:select con artists, top 100 votes (not score): and voila --

http://www.imdb.com/keyword/con-artist/?sort=num_votes

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[–] skylermarx 19 years ago

oh yeah, The Spanish Prisoner! I forgot about that one, good movie, Steve Martin right? The Sting was alright, but I mainly remember Robert Shaw from that movie, that guy is a kick ass actor.

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[–] JimCapoJones 19 years ago

GONE IN 60 SECONDS DEFINITLY
ITALIAN JOB HAD SOME TERRIBLE ACTORS (SETH GREEN,MARK WAHLBERG,SUPER FAT GUY) AND IT HAD A TERRIBLE PLOT (WHY WOULD YOU NOT SELL ALL THAT GOLD???) BUT IT WAS A DECENT MOVIE SOME ACTION SOME COMEDY.
OCEANS ELEVEN WAS POSSIBLY THE BEST HEIST MOVIE EVER
ANDY GARCIA DOES THESE MOVIES ALOT N HES NICE AT THEM

DIPSET

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[–] jdonvance 19 years ago

Slow down there with the caps, but good thoughts all. You've left me with almost nothing new to add.

All I can come up with right this second are a pair of comedies-of-error that have con movie elements: Clue and National Lampoon presents Dorm Daze.

Ooh! And Snake Eyes pretty much fits the con game angle. I absolutely love the way the first fifteen minutes or so is all one take.

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[–] RedBeard430 18 years ago

The team that originally stole the gold probably would have sold the gold, but it was stolen from them. The really bad bad guy (Edward Norton) was trying to sell the gold, but you can't sell ten million dollars of gold at once without drawing some attention. Pay attention to the movie before you post on here. Thanks.

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