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Con Man is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Bruce Caulk and starring James Caan, Ving Rhames, Justin Baldoni, Elisabeth Röhm, Mark Hamill, Talia Shire and Armand Assante. It is based on the real-life story of Barry Minkow, who also appears in the film.
Mar 2, 2018 · Con Man: Directed by Bruce McAlester. With Armand Assante, Justin Baldoni, Talia Shire, Mark Hamill. The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.
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- Crime, Drama
- Bruce McAlester
- 2018-03-02
- The Sting. Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. 472 votes. Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw).
- The Usual Suspects. Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri. 364 votes. The Usual Suspects is a mystery-thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.
- Ocean's Eleven. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia. 450 votes. Ocean's Eleven, a stylish heist film, revolves around the suave mastermind Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his handpicked crew of specialists.
- Catch Me If You Can. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken. 602 votes. In the thrilling film Catch Me If You Can, we follow the intriguing escapades of Frank Abagnale Jr.
- The Masked Scammer
- Lords of Scam
- Trust No One: The Hunt For The Crypto King
- Yucatán
- The Tinder Swindler
- Inventing Anna
- Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
- Race 2
- Pickpockets
- No Good Nick
This documentary film shows how a guy named Gilbert Chikli, originally from Paris, manipulated and conned elites from all across Europe and amassed over 100 million euros. His cons began in 2005, and he used terrorism as his ploy, sometimes asking his victims for money to rescue hostages and sometimes to fund anti-terrorist organizations. He succes...
Directed by Guillaume Nicloux, this French documentary follows the rise and fall of the scammers who took advantage of the EU (European Union) carbon quoto system that allowed companies to buy carbon credits from other companies in case the former exceeded their carbon emission quotas. This system was turned into a scheme in 2008 by multiple compan...
Directed by Luke Sewell, ‘Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King’ is a documentary film that explores the mysterious death of 30-year-old Gerry Cotton, founder and owner of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Quadriga CX. He took to his grave US$190 million worth of assets in cryptocurrency, all of which belonged to his customers. No keyc...
Clayderman is a pianist on the luxury cruise ship, MS Sovereign, which he also calls his home. His wife, Verónica, also follows him on his travels, and the couple appears to be making a handsome living. However, in actuality, they are both con artists, always on the lookout for an easy target from which to swindle money. One fine day, the pair noti...
Based on the true story of Israeli conman Simon Leviev, ‘The Tinder Swindler’ chronicles how he duped women out of thousands of dollars while leading a life of luxury himself. Born as Shimon Hayut, Simon or Shimon contacted women worldwide through the dating app Tinder. Once he matched with a lady, Simon would take her out on an expensive date, dri...
‘Inventing Anna’ is an eye-opening show that investigates the life and crimes of con artist Anna Sorokin. Anna, who gained popularity through Jessica Pressler’s article ‘How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,’ is a Russian native who relocated to New York in 2013 before conning her way into the upper tiers of society. Similarly, the show ...
‘Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened‘ premiered on Netflix in 2019 and documents the failed Fyre Festival of 2017. This documentary chronicles the events of the famous scam where the festival was first promoted as a luxurious musical concert to be held on a lavish private island. Instagram posts and social media channels advertised it as a...
Our next entry on the list is ‘Race 2’, an Indian action flick that was released in 2013 and is a sequel to the 2008-released movie, ‘Race.’ The second installment picks up the story from the parent film and introduces us to Ranvir, who travels to Turkey, meets the billionaire gangster named Armaan, and befriends him. However, later on, we learn th...
Released in 2018, ‘Pickpockets’ follows the lives of two teenage criminals and best friends, namely Fresh and Doggy, who resort to petty crimes on the streets of Bogota to earn their daily livelihood. Their method mostly involves robbing wealthy individuals and bringing their wins to the boss, after which they receive a very small cut. Although the...
‘No Good Nick’ is a comedy web television series created by David H. Steinberg and Keetgi Kogan. Starring Siena Agudong, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Kalama Epstein, Melissa Joan Hart, and Sean Astin in prominent roles, the show debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2019. It centers around a family whose life takes a drastic turn when they meet a street-smart ...
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
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Apr 7, 2016 · While the con artist film isn’t necessarily original, the following list of films have taken the trope and turned it into a series comedic, dramatic and unbelievably entertaining movies that viewers watch again and again.
Apr 26, 2020 · A list of classic and modern films featuring con men, hucksters, and scam artists. From Dirty Rotten Scoundrels to Catch Me If You Can, see how Hollywood portrays the art of the con.
