Here we've displayed a list of the best Con Artist films : Inception(2010), The Usual Suspects(1995), Memento(2000), The Sting(1973), Casino(1995), Paper Moon(1973), Catch Me if You Can(2002), Shoeshine(1946), Exit Through the Gift Shop(2010), Night and the City(1950), Wait Until Dark(1967), Elmer Gantry(1960) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
2010
148 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Joseph Gordon-Levitt Elliot Page Tom Hardy Ken Watanabe Dileep Rao Cillian Murphy Tom Berenger Marion Cotillard Michael Caine Pete Postlethwaite
con artist architect chemist forger billionaire wife creative engaging suspenseful intricate somber subconscious mind los angeles paris japan morocco dreamworld dreams corporate espionage guilt
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
1995
105 Minutes
Stephen Baldwin Gabriel Byrne Chazz Palminteri Kevin Pollak Pete Postlethwaite Kevin Spacey Suzy Amis Giancarlo Esposito Benicio Del Toro Dan Hedaya Paul Bartel
con artist criminal fbi agent special agent survivor district attorney intricate suspenseful dark ship port los angeles new york city police station heist deception interrogation crime robbery quest
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2000
116 Minutes
Guy Pearce Carrie-Anne Moss Joe Pantoliano Mark Boone Junior Stephen Tobolowsky Harriet Sansom Harris Callum Keith Rennie Russ Fega Kimberly Campbell Larry Holden
widower insurance salesman con artist drug trafficker wife suspenseful dark intricate motel america amnesia murder rape deception violence memory mystery quest revenge 2000s
A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
129 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Harold Gould John Heffernan Dana Elcar Jack Kehoe Dimitra Arliss
con artist mentor gangster amusing witty engaging chicago deception shady dealings revenge scams gambling revenge quest underdog 1930s
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Crime, Drama
USA|France
1995
177 Minutes
Robert De Niro Sharon Stone Joe Pesci James Woods Don Rickles Alan King Kevin Pollak L.Q. Jones Dick Smothers Frank Vincent Joe Bob Briggs
mobster henchman wife ex-lover politician con artist confident gritty las vegas casino hotel restaurant office gambling corruption mafia crime rise fall 1980s
A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.
Comedy
USA
1973
102 Minutes
Ryan O'Neal Tatum O'Neal Madeline Kahn John Hillerman P. J. Johnson Jessie Lee Fulton Jim Harrell Lila Waters Noble Willingham Bob Young Jack Saunders
girl con artist burlesque dancer maid bootlegger deputy playful confident engaging hilarious touching kansas missouri small town carnival hotel father/daughter relationship swindling road trip escape
During 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.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2002
140 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Christopher Walken Martin Sheen Nathalie Baye Amy Adams James Brolin Brian Howe Frank John Hughes Steve Eastin Chris Ellis
con artist fbi agent love interest teenager suspenseful witty crafty los angeles france spain scams deception crime impersonation pursuit 1960s
Barely 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.
Drama
Italy
1946
93 Minutes
Rinaldo Smordoni Franco Interlenghi Annielo Mele Bruno Ortenzi Emilio Cigoli Pacifico Astrologo Maria Campi Enrico De Silva Antonio Lo Nigro Anna Pedoni
shoeshine boy orphan brother con artist police officer bleak emotional racetrack rome juvenile detention boat troubled youth corruption poverty freedom friendship underdog fall escape 1940s
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy, save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison where the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Documentary
UK
2010
87 Minutes
graffiti artist camera operator con artist art dealer amusing brash outlandish suspenseful los angeles united kingdom art museum street absurdism celebrity art imitating life video camera banksy thierry guetta discovery transformation
Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1950
95 Minutes
Richard Widmark Gene Tierney Googie Withers Stanislaus Zbyszko
con artist girlfriend wrestler nightclub owner wife designer bleak gripping powerful london nightclub barge river thames gym ambition fraud wrestling deception downward spiral con game
A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1967
108 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Alan Arkin Richard Crenna Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Jack Weston Samantha Jones Julie Herrod Robby Benson
blind person criminal con artist smuggler neighbor photographer thrilling tense chilling montreal new york city airport apartment heroin deception betrayal stalking murder fear quest
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
Drama
USA
1960
145 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Simmons Dean Jagger Shirley Jones Arthur Kennedy Patti Page Edward Andrews John McIntire Joe Maross Everett Glass Michael Whalen
con artist preacher prostitute fiery passionate america church revival tent deception faith religion love rise revenge 1960s
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
111 Minutes
geek mind reader psychiatrist strong man con artist dark incredible carnival hotel chicago con game ambition rise fall 1940s
The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.
Romance
USA
1941
97 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda Charles Coburn Eugene Pallette William Demarest Eric Blore Melville Cooper Martha O'Driscoll Janet Beecher Robert Greig Dora Clement
con artist father heir cardsharp amusing charming winsome witty ship train new york city household love deception romance crime father/daughter relationship love rivalry revenge
A trio of classy card sharks targets the socially awkward heir to brewery millions for his money, until one of them falls in love with him.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
116 Minutes
George Clooney Matt Damon Andy Garcia Brad Pitt Julia Roberts Casey Affleck Scott Caan Don Cheadle Elliott Gould Eddie Jemison Bernie Mac
ex-convict thief con artist gambler ex-wife acrobat amusing thrilling gutsy intricate casino los angeles las vegas hotel heist con game friendship deception love triangle manipulation
Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.
Drama
West Germany
1975
123 Minutes
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Peter Chatel Karl Boehm Harry Baer Adrian Hoven Ulla Jacobsson Christiane Maybach
carnival worker con artist businessperson soldier dark bleak disheartening disturbing germany munich deception class distinctions homosexuality money theft greed love fall pursuit 1970s
A suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1990
102 Minutes
Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern Catherine O'Hara John Heard Roberts Blossom John Candy Angela Goethals Devin Ratray Gerry Bamman
boy mother old man con artist brother polka band hilarious heartwarming frenetic chicago paris airport family home church abandonment family christmas robbery children vs. adults growing up
An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
Documentary
UK|USA
2012
95 Minutes
Adam O'Brian Anna Ruben Cathy Dresbach Alan Teichman Ivan Villanueva Maria Jesus Hoyos Anton Marti Amparo Fontanet Ken Appledorn
con artist family son suspenseful texas spain youth grief filmmaker mystery
A documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.
Comedy
UK|USA
1988
107 Minutes
John Cleese Jamie Lee Curtis Kevin Kline Michael Palin Maria Aitken Tom Georgeson Patricia Hayes Geoffrey Palmer
gangster con artist criminal henchman lawyer wife hilarious cheeky england hideout courtroom family home street robbery seduction murder jealousy pursuit transformation 1980s
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
Romance
USA
1932
69 Minutes
William Powell Kay Francis Frank McHugh Aline MacMahon Warren Hymer Frederick Burton Douglas Gerrard Herbert Mundin Wilson Mizner Mike Donlin Roscoe Karns
murderer sick person police chief con artist thief melodramatic campy amusing emotional ocean liner hong kong bar doomed romance deception travel crime illness love fall mystery
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Comedy
USA
1930
97 Minutes
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Margaret Dumont Lillian Roth Louis Sorin Hal Thompson Margaret Irving Kathryn Reece Richard Greig
explorer matron con artist secretary ingénue marx brothers frenetic hysterical mansion celebration theft art romance pursuit 1930s
Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
Drama
Italy|France|Switzerland|Austria
1994
116 Minutes
Enrico Lo Verso Michele Placido Carmelo Di Mazzarelli Piro Milkani Elida Janushi Sefer Pema Nikolin Elezi Artan Marina Besim Kurti Esmeralda Ara
con artist assistant homeless person little girl immigrant albanian profound disheartening calm touching albania nursing home road town con game poverty journey national identity greed survival
Immediately after the fall of communism in Albania, two Italians go there to embezzle investment money by creating a fake company. As the chairman/fall guy, they pick a former political prisoner who turns out to be more than meets the eye.
Drama
USA
1956
109 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Rod Steiger Jan Sterling Mike Lane Max Baer Edward Andrews
sportswriter boxer promoter immigrant con artist dark gritty boxing ring new york city boxing corruption deception fixed game rise fall sacrifice 1950s
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Drama
USA
1955
119 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Eleanor Parker Kim Novak Arnold Stang Darren McGavin Robert Strauss George Mathews John Conte Doro Merande George E. Stone Emile Meyer
con artist drug dealer drummer ex-girlfriend wife dark gritty prison poker tournament stage staircase drug addiction music second chance prison wretched excess temptation 1950s
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1993
108 Minutes
Elijah Wood Courtney B. Vance Robbie Coltrane Jason Robards Ron Perlman Dana Ivey Anne Heche James Gammon Paxton Whitehead Tom Aldredge Curtis Armstrong
boy slave father con artist young girl partner engaging suspenseful emotional st. petersburg, miss. mississippi river woods jail raft slavery father/son relationship on the run kidnapping huckleberry finn race relations
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Comedy
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Steve Martin Michael Caine Glenne Headly Anton Rodgers Barbara Harris Ian McDiarmid Dana Ivey Meagen Fay
con artist police officer heiress wealthy woman madcap charming mediterranean coast resort french riviera hotel beach theft deception love corruption competition rivalry wretched excess 1980s
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1987
101 Minutes
Lindsay Crouse Joe Mantegna Mike Nussbaum Lilia Skala J.T. Walsh Willo Hausman Ricky Jay Meshach Taylor
psychiatrist con artist suspenseful crafty thrilling gripping united states fortune addiction psychology gambling temptation mystery love 1980s
A 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.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Walter Pidgeon Joan Bennett George Sanders John Carradine Roddy McDowall Ludwig Stossel Heather Thatcher Frederick Worlock
hunter nazi con artist secret agent police officer gripping germany forest ship london adolf hitler assassination identity theft hunting world war ii pursuit escape 1940s
British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|USA
1998
138 Minutes
Samuel L. Jackson Kevin Spacey David Morse Ron Rifkin John Spencer J.T. Walsh Regina Taylor Siobhan Fallon Hogan Paul Giamatti
negotiator police officer hostage con artist wife embezzler tense gripping thrilling intense chicago police station house office building street big city hostage situation embezzlement framed for murder police corruption
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Hillary Brooke Douglas Dumbrille Jack LaRue Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Will Wright Jimmie Dundee Jim Thorpe
con artist best friend father daughter thief bar owner lighthearted charming alaska boomtown bar con game mistaken identity love triangle theft friendship gold pursuit escape love
Two vaudeville flops pose as bad guys and join the Klondike gold rush with a saloon singer.