Movies by Lists - Mavens Best 50+ Con Artist Movies (55 [61]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| $5 a Day [Five Dollars a Day]The son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joins his father on the road. | 2008 | Nigel Cole | Comedy, Drama | 6.3 (3.6K votes) | 98 | 20230728 |
| All or Nothing at AllA charming conman's gambling addiction and reckless behavior threaten his life. Seduced by his secretary and pressured by a corrupt boss, he must regain control before losing everything. | 1993 | Andrew Grieve | Drama | 7.5 (173 votes) | 0 | 20240605 |
| American HustleA con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia. | 2013 | David O. Russell | Crime, Drama | 7.2 (468.1K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Baron of Arizona , TheMaster swindler James Reavis painstakingly spends years forging documents and land grants that will make his wife and him undisputed owners of the entire state of Arizona. | 1950 | Samuel Fuller (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western | 7.0 (2.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Bedtime StoryTwo scam artists prey on women for their money. They clash in a Mediterranean hot spot. Will the cultured, high-class con artist come out on top, or will the rough small-change scammer rise to win the wager? | 1964 | Ralph Levy | Comedy | 6.7 (2K votes) | 99 | 20220414 |
| Blonde CrazyThe adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice. | 1931 | Roy Del Ruth | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 7.1 (1.9K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Brothers Bloom, TheThe Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job - showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life wi | 2008 | Rian Johnson | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.8 (50.3K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Catch Me If You CanBarely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit. | 2002 | Steven Spielberg (*) | Biography, Crime, Drama | 8.1 (933.7K votes) | 141 | 20220414 |
| Color of Money, TheFast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback. | 1986 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Drama, Sport | 7.0 (80.4K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Con, TheA lonely gas station attendent in Mississippi falls in love with a con woman who wants to get her hands on an inheritance he doesn't know about. | 1998 | Steven Schachter | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.4 (517 votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| ConfidenceJake Vig is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss and his enforcer. | 2003 | James Foley (*) | Crime, Thriller | 6.7 (34.1K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| CriminalTwo con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill. | 2004 | Gregory Jacobs | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.4 (10.4K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Dallas Buyers ClubIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease. | 2013 | Jean-Marc Vallée | Biography, Drama | 8.0 (470.6K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundA paroled conman co-ordinates the robbery of an L. A. Airport bank with the arrival of the Soviet premier. | 1966 | Bernard Girard | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 6.1 (1.1K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsTwo con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first. | 1988 | Frank Oz | Comedy, Crime | 7.4 (69.7K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| DuplicityTwo ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one. | 2009 | Tony Gilroy | Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller | 6.2 (49.8K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Flim-Flam Man, TheA rural con artist and an army deserter cheat the townsfolk and are aided by a rich gal who shields the fleeing duo from the wrath of the pursuing sheriff. | 1967 | Irvin Kershner (*) | Action, Comedy, Crime | 6.9 (2.2K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| FocusIn the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop. | 2015 | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.6 (236.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Grifters, TheA small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play. | 1990 | Stephen Frears (*) | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (27.3K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Hoax, TheIn what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s. | 2006 | Lasse Hallström | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History | 6.7 (16.4K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Hold Your ManA woman is sent to a reformatory when her con artist lover flees after killing a man during a botched blackmail scheme. | 1933 | Sam Wood (*) | Drama, Romance | 6.8 (1.6K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Honeymoon Killers, TheAn obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs. | 1970 | Leonard Kastle, Martin Scorsese, Donald Volkman | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.0 (5.1K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| House of GamesA psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men. | 1987 | David Mamet | Crime, Thriller | 7.3 (22.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Hustler, TheAn up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match. | 1961 | Robert Rossen (*) | Drama, Sport | 8.0 (80.3K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| I Love You Phillip MorrisA cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with. | 2009 | Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.6 (100K votes) | 98 | 20240605 |
| Imaginary CrimesA recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two daughters on his own, and still make a dishonest living in 1960s Portland, Oregon. | 1994 | Anthony Drazan | Drama | 6.4 (1.7K votes) | 107 | 20240515 |
| International, TheAn Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring. | 2009 | Tom Tykwer | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.5 (94.6K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Lady Eve, TheA trio of classy card sharps targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him. | 1941 | Preston Sturges (*) | Comedy, Romance | 7.8 (20.9K votes) | 94 | 20211228 |
| Matchstick MenA phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. | 2003 | Ridley Scott (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.3 (128.9K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Mr. LuckyA gambler has plans to swindle money from a charity program, but starts to have second thoughts when he falls for a rich society girl. | 1943 | H.C. Potter | Comedy, Crime, Romance | 7.1 (3.1K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Night and the CityA small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter. | 1950 | Jules Dassin | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Sport, Thriller | 7.9 (13.3K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Nine Queens [Nueve reinas]Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens"). | 2000 | Fabián Bielinsky | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.9 (52K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Now You See MeAn F.B.I. Agent and an Interpol Detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances, and reward their audiences with the money. | 2013 | Louis Leterrier | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 7.2 (632.9K votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 11Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. | 2001 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 7.7 (549.9K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 11Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night. | 1960 | Lewis Milestone | Comedy, Crime, Music, Thriller | 6.6 (22.7K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 12Daniel Ocean recruits one more team member so he can pull off three major European heists in this sequel to Ocean's Eleven (2001). | 2004 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 6.5 (378.6K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Ocean's 13Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff. | 2007 | Steven Soderbergh (*) | Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (337.1K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Opportunity KnocksTwo con men hide out in a house while the owner is away; one of them assumes the identity of the absent house sitter when the owner's relatives come to visit, only for further complications to set in. | 1990 | Donald Petrie | Comedy | 6.0 (3.4K votes) | 103 | 20240605 |
| Paper MoonDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership. | 1973 | Peter Bogdanovich (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 8.1 (45.9K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| PoppyCarny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy. | 1936 | A. Edward Sutherland | Comedy | 6.8 (689 votes) | 73 | 20211228 |
| Prime Gig, TheA telesales con man finds the ultimate racket, but starting an affair with the girlfriend of his guru-like boss might be the wrong call. | 2000 | Gregory Mosher | Drama | 6.1 (2.2K votes) | 98 | 20211228 |
| Producers, TheAfter putting together another Broadway flop, down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock teams up with timid accountant Leo Bloom in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show. | 2005 | Susan Stroman | Comedy, Crime, Musical | 6.4 (42.4K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| Producers, TheA stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop. | 1967 | Mel Brooks (*) | Comedy, Music | 7.6 (54.8K votes) | 88 | 20211228 |
| RevolverGambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences. | 2005 | Guy Ritchie (*) | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.4 (93.9K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Seven Times LuckyAn aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich. | 2004 | Gary Yates | Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.1 (493 votes) | 85 | 20230619 |
| ShadeA group of hustlers encounter "The Dean" and pull off a successful sting that results in their pursuit by a vengeful gangster. | 2003 | Damian Nieman | Crime, Thriller | 6.3 (12.6K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Shooting FishTwo con artists' plan to steal enough for a house are twisted when a pretty girl enters the picture. | 1997 | Stefan Schwartz | Comedy, Crime, Romance | 6.6 (7.7K votes) | 103 | 20220822 |
| Six Degrees Of SeparationAn affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is. | 1993 | Fred Schepisi (*) | Comedy, Drama, Mystery | 6.8 (20.8K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Skin GameIn 1857, con man Quincy Drew and his black friend Jason O'Rourke swindle slave owners into buying Jason, who's a free man, and later share the profits when Jason escapes captivity. | 1971 | Paul Bogart, Gordon Douglas | Comedy, Western | 7.0 (1.7K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Sting, TheTwo grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. | 1973 | George Roy Hill (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 8.3 (254.4K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Swindled [Incautos]In a flashback, Ernesto, a young con man, tells us how he got to the edge of a big score: childhood in an orphanage, youthful smash-and-grab burglaries until his partner is caught, then tutelage from Lefty, an aging swindler. Afte... | 2004 | Miguel Bardem | Crime, Thriller, Drama | 6.7 (1K votes) | 110 | 20220822 |
| Trading PlacesA snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. | 1983 | John Landis (*) | Comedy | 7.5 (147.7K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| TravellerA man joins a group of nomadic con artists in rural North Carolina. | 1997 | Jack N. Green | Crime, Drama, Romance | 6.1 (2.1K votes) | 101 | 20211228 |
| Two Faces of January, TheA thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective. | 2014 | Hossein Amini | Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | 6.2 (32.9K votes) | 96 | 20230806 |
| White Men Can't JumpBlack and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament. | 1992 | Ron Shelton (*) | Comedy, Sport | 6.8 (87K votes) | 2 | 20220912 |
| Leverage | 2008 | nan | Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| White Collar | 2009 | nan | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Hustle | 2004 | nan | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Real Hustle | 2006 | nan | Documentary, Crime | 8.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Racket Squad | 1950 | nan | Crime, Drama | 7.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Good Behavior | 2016 | nan | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |