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The Grifters

1990Movie1 h 50 minR

CrimeDrama
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.4/5Metacritic867.3Rotten Tomatoes92%69%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8Letterboxd3.4/5Metacritic867.3Rotten Tomatoes92%69%

Summary

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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  • Feels like real life.
  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

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Tropes

Identifying the BodyRare · in 38 titlesAfter Lilly Dillon and Myra Langtry have their fight-to-the-death, Roy Dillon is called in to identify his mother's body.Playful PursuitRare · in 45 titlesOne night, Myra tells her boyfriend Roy that's she's too tired to have sex with him. A short time later, she appears naked before him and entices him into chasing her around her room.All 34 tropes

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