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Best con-artist films

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Swindles, screw-overs, bait-and-switches. The con artist has been a classic character since filmmaking began, slotting neatly into everything from thrillers to romantic comedies. Grifters: we love to hate ’em. So pony up, suckers. Small-time or big-time, long con or quick scam, we want your top films about con artists and tricksters. Who’s the cleverest scoundrel of them all?

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  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Sting
  • Inception
  • The Usual Suspects
  • American Hustle
  • The Prestige
  • The Handmaiden
  • Matchstick Men
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Grifters
  • Jackie Brown
  • Paper Moon
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Brothers Bloom
  • Now You See Me
  • Fargo
  • The Lady Eve

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Melissa 636 films

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Chad Marriotti

Chad Marriotti 10 films

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Zane

Zane 10 films

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  • Night and the City
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Ingrid Bergman 30 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
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Astrillith

Astrillith 15 films

  • Miami Blues
  • House of Games
  • Nine Queens
  • Trouble in Paradise
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george_kaplan 10 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Sting
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • American Hustle
  • Catch Me If You Can
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jackkyser 15 films

  • The Grifters
  • House of Games
  • The Lady Eve
  • The Music Man
  • Seance on a Wet Afternoon
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CubAvenger 14 films

  • The Blues Brothers
  • The Prestige
  • Lord of War
  • Nightcrawler
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
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James 10 films

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  • Only Fools and Horses - To Hull and Back
  • The Wrong Trousers
  • The Thing
  • Aladdin
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improbable 9 films

  • Charade
  • Jackie Brown
  • F for Fake
  • Six Degrees of Separation
  • The Usual Suspects
Marija Janeva

Marija Janeva 9 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Prestige
  • Jackie Brown
  • American Hustle
  • Charade
DisposableMiffy

DisposableMiffy 15 films

  • Double Indemnity
  • Trading Places
  • The Lookout
  • The Spanish Prisoner
  • The Long Goodbye
Kurosawa

Kurosawa 13 films

  • The Music Man
  • The Great Impostor
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Road to El Dorado
  • Deathtrap
narwalker

narwalker 50 films

  • All About Eve
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Hustler
Clayton Hagberg

Clayton Hagberg 10 films

  • The Handmaiden
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Imposter
  • School of Rock
  • The Usual Suspects
YouHadMeAtJell-o

YouHadMeAtJell-o 10 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Marnie
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🌹 Rose White ⚜️ 10 films

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • Roman Holiday
  • King Candy
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Wizard of Oz
Adam (pretentious name man)

Adam (pretentious name man) 10 films

  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • American Hustle
  • Wall Street
  • Inception
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
🧀 Almer

🧀 Almer 13 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • American Hustle
  • Inception
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Kelcey

Kelcey 8 films

  • F for Fake
  • Jackie Brown
  • The Third Man
  • Monsieur Verdoux
Shane Barlow

Shane Barlow 4 films

  • The Sting
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Grifters
  • Matchstick Men
Keith Adams Jr.

Keith Adams Jr. 10 films

  • Double Indemnity
  • Harakiri
  • Hero
  • Kind Hearts and Coronets
  • Oldboy
Kyle

Kyle 10 films

  • Baby Driver
  • Fargo
  • Nightcrawler
  • The Big Lebowski
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dan Sheppard

Dan Sheppard 8 films

  • Witness for the Prosecution
  • The Imposter
  • Matchstick Men
  • Inception
  • Double Indemnity
Erik [Auk]

Erik [Auk] 10 films

  • The Grifters
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • Matchstick Men
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • A Fish Called Wanda
Gabriel Jewett

Gabriel Jewett 44 films

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Sting
  • The Grifters
  • The Hustler
  • The Color of Money
Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸

Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 25 films

  • House of Games
  • F for Fake
  • Face/Off
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Prestige
Adam R

Adam R 10 films

  • How to Steal a Million
  • Chaos
  • Down with Love
  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Heartbreakers
OxalisAthena

OxalisAthena 45 films

  • The Grifters
  • Matchstick Men
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • American Hustle
Rui Ozpinhead

Rui Ozpinhead 28 films

  • Widows
  • Paper Moon
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Catch Me If You Can
Matt Greene

Matt Greene 25 films

  • Double Indemnity
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Fargo
  • Jackie Brown
  • The Prestige
Spencer

Spencer 10 films

  • Blonde Crazy
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • Desire
  • Poppy
  • The Lady Eve
elvisisking

elvisisking 20 films

  • The Spanish Prisoner
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Heist
  • Purple Noon
Chris Hormann

Chris Hormann 10 films

  • The Sting
  • The Hustler
  • Inception
  • American Hustle
  • Oliver!
TajLV

TajLV 15 films

  • Miller's Crossing
  • Six Degrees of Separation
  • House of Games
  • Double Indemnity
  • F for Fake
deepbluefunk

deepbluefunk 10 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Zootopia
  • Logan Lucky
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Ryan

Ryan 10 films

  • The Italian Job
  • Inception
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Double
  • Now You See Me
JonTheMantis

JonTheMantis 11 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Inception
  • The Sting
  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Trading Places
Niall Hassett

Niall Hassett 10 films

  • I'm from Hollywood
  • The Matrix
  • Thank You for Smoking
  • The Big Short
  • The Music Man
DBC

DBC 40 films

  • The Grifters
  • The Brothers Bloom
  • Vertigo
  • Dirty Deeds
  • American Hustle
David Carroll

David Carroll 9 films

  • The Sting
  • Bound
  • Danger: Diabolik
  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
  • Matinee
Buboven

Buboven 49 films

  • The Sting
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • House of Games
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Matchstick Men
aj_rodrigo

aj_rodrigo 5 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Lucky Number Slevin
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
  • Focus
  • Inception
Robert Whyman

Robert Whyman 9 films

  • The Brothers Bloom
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • The Two Faces of January
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Road to El Dorado
Zheddy

Zheddy 22 films

  • Good Time
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Matchstick Men
  • Logan Lucky
Vinny Thornburg

Vinny Thornburg 22 films

  • Paper Moon
  • The Lady Eve
  • Six Degrees of Separation
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • Mr. Lucky
Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly 20 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • American Hustle
  • Trading Places
Josh Hughes

Josh Hughes 10 films

  • The Sting
  • There Will Be Blood
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady
  • Jackie Brown
  • Big Eyes
Connie

Connie 5 films

  • Inception
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • The Handmaiden
  • Ocean's Eleven
Florin Scanlon

Florin Scanlon 15 films

  • Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
  • The Jönsson Gang Turns Up Again
  • The Jönsson Gang Gets Gold Fever
  • Maverick
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady
Fight Professor

Fight Professor 10 films

  • Vertigo
  • Double Indemnity
  • F for Fake
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • Some Like It Hot
Forrest With2Rs

Forrest With2Rs 13 films

  • The Handmaiden
  • The Usual Suspects
  • Inception
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Master
Darren Carver-Balsiger

Darren Carver-Balsiger 7 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Usual Suspects
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Prestige
  • The Spanish Prisoner
Mark Boszko

Mark Boszko 15 films

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • Gaslight
  • The Imposter
  • The Producers
  • The Sting
Blake Petit

Blake Petit 16 films

  • A Fish Called Wanda
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Days of Heaven
  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • Inception
Sir William Rose Blake

Sir William Rose Blake 15 films

  • The Sting
  • The Imposter
  • The Usual Suspects
  • The Hustler
  • A Fish Called Wanda
🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸

🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸 10 films

  • Strangers on a Train
  • Double Indemnity
  • Blood Simple
  • Rope
  • Bob le Flambeur
John C. Koch

John C. Koch 45 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Inception
  • Snatch
  • The Prestige
Eka

Eka 10 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Paper Moon
  • The Last Seduction
  • Trouble in Paradise
  • Inception
Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown 14 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Handmaiden
  • American Hustle
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Inception
LastGuyOnPluto

LastGuyOnPluto 5 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • The Imposter
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Inception
Luis_989

Luis_989 30 films

  • Days of Heaven
  • F for Fake
  • Family Plot
  • Night and the City
  • Nightmare Alley
🔮 dana danger 🔮

🔮 dana danger 🔮 10 films

  • The Sting
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • The Ladykillers
  • Days of Heaven
  • The Usual Suspects
Jessica D

Jessica D 35 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Logan Lucky
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Handmaiden
Kyle Bailey

Kyle Bailey 9 films

  • Pacific Heights
  • Weekend at Bernie's
  • Sucker
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • Six Degrees of Separation
Darren

Darren 45 films

  • The Third Man
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Brothers Bloom
  • Inception
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Ethan C. F. 🐇

Ethan C. F. 🐇 10 films

  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • The Maltese Falcon
  • The Truman Show
Jacob Wilkins

Jacob Wilkins 10 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Double Indemnity
  • The Lady Eve
  • American Hustle
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
Kyle 🔪

Kyle 🔪 12 films

  • The Usual Suspects
  • School of Rock
  • The Prestige
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Ocean's Eleven
Michel

Michel 11 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Matchstick Men
  • American Hustle
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Leesah Sea

Leesah Sea 5 films

  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • Inception
  • Big Nothing
  • Heartbreakers
  • Matchstick Men
Marcie

Marcie 15 films

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Now You See Me
  • Logan Lucky
InsanelyRandom

InsanelyRandom 10 films

  • 10 Things I Hate About You
  • A Bug's Life
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Dark Knight
  • Fast Five
eamonnsheehan

eamonnsheehan 20 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Wedding Crashers
  • My Cousin Vinny
  • Shattered Glass
Vince

Vince 10 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Game
  • The Handmaiden
  • The Usual Suspects
  • The Spanish Prisoner
Daniel Charchuk

Daniel Charchuk 25 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Brothers Bloom
  • American Hustle
  • The Handmaiden
  • Scarlet Street
Nick Moffitt

Nick Moffitt 10 films

  • The Hustler
  • The Sting
  • The Grifters
  • Paper Moon
  • Double Indemnity
Dave Bastian

Dave Bastian 44 films

  • Paper Moon
  • Reservoir Dogs
  • The Sting
  • Fargo
  • Close-Up
Leif

Leif 20 films

  • Catch Me If You Can
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • The Imposter
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • The Sting
Will Collins

Will Collins 5 films

  • Princess Caraboo
  • Sour Grapes
  • The Imposter
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Third Man
CharmingPotato

CharmingPotato 20 films

  • Barry Lyndon
  • The Last Seduction
  • The Handmaiden
  • Nightmare Alley
  • Paper Moon
pillfeast

pillfeast 11 films

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • The Prestige
  • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Aladdin
Joshua Brown

Joshua Brown 15 films

  • The Handmaiden
  • The Big Lebowski
  • Fargo
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Reservoir Dogs
Beeeeeees

Beeeeeees 20 films

  • Gone Girl
  • Bound
  • Nightcrawler
  • Heartbreakers
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Keith Goulette

Keith Goulette 7 films

  • The Music Man
  • The Producers
  • Paper Moon
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • A Fish Called Wanda
Tripp Burton

Tripp Burton 10 films

  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
  • F for Fake
  • Catch Me If You Can
  • The Big Lebowski
StJack

StJack 10 films

  • The Dark Knight
  • Fight Club
  • Drive
  • Inception
  • Vertigo
Brian

Brian 7 films

Still from Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)