The Grifters

The Grifters

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-01-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(19604 Reviews)

Director:

Stephen Frears

Cast:

Writer:

Jim Thompson (novel)

Donald E. Westlake (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job and resultant beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. This causes her own job to go wrong as well. Each of them faces the down side of the grift.

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