
The Grifters
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A conman makes a no-win triangle with his mom and his girlfriend.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 1990
- Country
- United States, Canada
Details
Release year: 1990
Storyline
A conman makes a no-win triangle with his mom and his girlfriend.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
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Anjelica Huston ā Lilly Dillon
John Cusack ā Roy Dillon
Annette Bening ā Myra Langtry
Jan Munroe ā Guy at Bar
Awards
0 wins & 4 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
⢠The short opening narration is done by Martin Scorsese.
⢠John Cusack was a big fan of the book, and tried to option the rights when he was still in high school.
⢠Anjelica Huston and John Cusack accepted much less than their usual fees just to be in this movie.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $13,446,769
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $71,034 (1990-12-09)
User reviews
ā 7/10
From another era.
š 45 Ā· 2/2/2012
ā 7/10
Unusually Good
š 93 Ā· 8/20/2002
ā 8/10
Enjoyable but imperfect
š 38 Ā· 2/15/2006
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color




















