Here we've displayed a list of the best Scams films : The Sting(1973), Reservoir Dogs(1992), Catch Me if You Can(2002), Trouble in Paradise(1932), Ferris Bueller's Day Off(1986), The Lavender Hill Mob(1951), The Producers(1968), Leaf on a Pillow(1998), The Major and the Minor(1942), Bend of the River(1952), The Color of Money(1986), Foolish Wives(1922) ... ...
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
1992
105 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Michael Madsen Chris Penn Steve Buscemi Lawrence Tierney Quentin Tarantino Edward Bunker Kirk Baltz Randy Brooks
criminal thief police officer informant dark amusing gritty los angeles hideout heist scams deception rivalry pursuit 1990s
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
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.
Comedy
USA
1932
83 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Kay Francis Herbert Marshall Charles Ruggles Edward Everett Horton C. Aubrey Smith Robert Greig
thief pickpocket widow executive amusing passionate madcap paris office household love romance crime scams deception love rivalry 1930s
A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.
Comedy
USA
1986
103 Minutes
Matthew Broderick Alan Ruck Mia Sara Jennifer Grey Jeffrey Jones Edie McClurg Lyman Ward Cindy Pickett Charlie Sheen Ben Stein Del Close
teenager best friend girlfriend principal sister amusing charming chicago family home restaurant school rebellion siblings scams school escape rivalry 1980s
A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.
Comedy
UK
1951
78 Minutes
Alec Guinness Stanley Holloway Sidney James Alfie Bass Marjorie Fielding John Gregson Edie Martin Clive Morton Ronald Adam Sydney Tafler Meredith Edwards
bank robbers police officer schoolgirl artist inspector petty criminal witty cheeky charming london paris bank robbery scams adventure pursuit underdog 1950s
A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as miniature Eiffel Towers.
Comedy
USA
1968
88 Minutes
Zero Mostel Gene Wilder Dick Shawn Kenneth Mars Estelle Winwood Christopher Hewett Andreas Voutsinas Lee Meredith Renee Taylor Frank Campanella
producer accountant playwright actor director hippie hilarious cheeky charming office theater courtroom prison broadway theater theater production nazism scams shady dealings quest fall
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Drama
Indonesia
1998
80 Minutes
Kancil Heru Sugeng Christine Hakim Kabri Wali Sarah Azhari
street urchin ex-husband merchant boy woman disheartening gritty bleak yogyakarta, indonesia city basement street workshop homelessness survival drugs scams helping others urban poverty escape
The Indonesian society is seen through a middle-aged lady's eyes in her daily encounters with the street children who work and live off the harsh and sleazy world of adults.
Comedy
USA
1942
100 Minutes
Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Rita Johnson Robert Benchley Diana Lynn Edward Fielding Frank Thomas Jr. Raymond Roe Charles Smith Larry Nunn Billy Dawson
major woman fiancée father sister lighthearted cheery amusing winsome new york city iowa train school scams mistaken identity romance military escape transformation forbidden love
A frustrated city girl disguises herself as a youngster in order to get a cheaper train ticket home. But little "Sue Sue" finds herself in a whole heap of grown-up trouble when she hides out in a compartment with a handsome Major.
Western
USA
1952
91 Minutes
James Stewart Arthur Kennedy Rock Hudson Julie Adams Lori Nelson Jay C. Flippen Stepin Fetchit Harry Morgan Chubby Johnson Howard Petrie Frances Bavier
guide thief farmer trader settler rousing suspenseful gritty oregon portland, ore. wagon train small town redemption betrayal outlaws responsibility scams rescue revenge 1840s
When a town boss confiscates homesteader's supplies after gold is discovered nearby, a tough cowboy risks his life to try and get it to them.
Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
Paul Newman Tom Cruise Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Helen Shaver John Turturro Bill Cobbs Robert Agins Forest Whitaker
hustler student girlfriend opponent fascinating confident cool gripping atlantic city, n.j. pool hall billiards scams mentorship the big game rivalry transformation 1980s
Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.
Drama
USA
1922
100 Minutes
Erich von Stroheim Mae Busch Maude George Rudolph Christians Miss DuPont Dale Fuller Al Edmundsen Cesare Gravina Malvina Polo Louis K. Webb C.J. Allen
con artist cousin diplomat wife maid father striking dark witty hedonistic monte carlo, monaco casino tower villa scams seduction impersonation secret identity revenge pursuit
A con artist masquerades a Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.
Comedy
USA
1992
114 Minutes
Wesley Snipes Woody Harrelson Rosie Perez Tyra Ferrell Cylk Cozart Kadeem Hardison Ernest Harden Jr. John Marshall Jones Marques Johnson David Roberson Kevin Benton
wife basketball player hustler gangster friend amusing emotional quirky los angeles venice, calif. crenshaw district in los angeles basketball court game show scams basketball husband/wife relationship gambling unlikely allies race relations transformation
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.
Comedy
UK
1963
91 Minutes
Peter Sellers Lionel Jeffries Bernard Cribbins Davy Kaye Nanette Newman Bill Kerr Ed Devereaux Reg Lye
crime boss police officer scotland yard agent thief impostor detective quirky amusing outlandish thrilling london scotland yard south sea island armored vehicle impersonation scams robbery organized crime unlikely allies
In London, when Australian gangsters disguised as "Bobbies" rob British criminals, the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".
Drama, History
USA
2006
115 Minutes
Richard Gere Alfred Molina Hope Davis Marcia Gay Harden Stanley Tucci Julie Delpy Eli Wallach Zeljko Ivanek John Carter Christopher Evan Welch Peter McRobbie
author con artist publisher mistress wife billionaire amusing playful suspenseful new york city office household washington, d.c. writers biography scams affair shady dealings quest 1970s
In 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.
Comedy
USA
1923
70 Minutes
Mabel Normand Ralph Graves George Nichols Anna Dodge Vernon Dent Ramsey Wallace Charlotte Mineau Mary Mason Max Davidson Louise Carver Carl Stockdale
young woman boyfriend father mother swindler actress madcap amusing small town los angeles movie studio aspirations disillusionment film industry scams hollywood underdog discovery revenge 1920s
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russell Frank Morgan Reginald Owen Louis Hayward David Holt Virginia Weidler E.E. Clive Walter Kingsford Ivan F. Simpson Tom Moore
prince princess colonel mysterious woman fiancé wealthy man eerie tense london boat zoo scams suicide political intrigue arranged marriage secret society journey discovery mystery rivalry
The Crown Prince is to marry the Princess Brenda of Irania, but the Princess declines the arranged marriage. Relieved, Florizel heads for London, with the Colonel, where he seeks adventure ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1980
107 Minutes
Gary Busey Jodie Foster Robbie Robertson Meg Foster Kenneth McMillan Elisha Cook Jr. Theodore Wilson John Lehne Tina Andrews Bert Remsen Alan Braunstein
carnival worker exotic dancer partner con artist lawman boyfriend bleak dark offbeat gritty american south small town traveling running away jealousy love triangle carnivals scams rivalry wretched excess
Tired of her dull job as a waitress, Donna decides to join two carnival hustlers and see what life in their field is like.
Drama
UK
1957
103 Minutes
Joan Crawford Rossano Brazzi Heather Sears Lee Patterson Fay Compton Bessie Love Ron Randell
orphan socialite priest disabled person husband intense emotional powerful melodramatic ireland boston accident disability charity scams rape rescue sacrifice discovery 1950s
Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in Ireland, is talked into helping to ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|France|Canada|Isle Of Man
2005
86 Minutes
John Malkovich Jim Davidson Richard E. Grant Luke Mably Terence Rigby James Dreyfus Peter Bowles Leslie Phillips Honor Blackman Marisa Berenson Ayesha Dharker
con artist male prostitute musician amusing crafty london apartment scams deception impersonation show business pursuit quest transformation 1990s
The true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
Comedy
USA
1996
94 Minutes
Steve Martin Dan Aykroyd Phil Hartman Glenne Headly Daryl Mitchell Max Casella Eric Edwards Dan Ferro John Marshall Jones Brian Leckner Pamela Adlon
sergeant army officer soldier fiancée engineer con artist amusing lighthearted madcap witty army base kansas garage office barracks military life gambling grudge con game scams
Sgt. Bilko is a well-liked conman in charge of the army base's motor pool, developing a hover tank and unofficially of gambling etc. One man hates Bilko and he's coming to inspect the base for possible closure.
Comedy
USA
1992
89 Minutes
Damon Wayans Marlon Wayans Stacey Dash Joe Santos John Diehl Harry Lennix Mark Beltzman Almayvonne
con artist brother beautiful woman coworker blackmailer love interest amusing suspenseful emotional chicago warehouse nightclub mailroom blackmail going straight scams greed organized crime money temptation
A petty crook stalks a cute girl into an office building and is taken for a job applicant. Conning gets him the job. It's in the mail room of new credit cards. 2 superiors are worse crooks.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Peter Dobson Lara Flynn Boyle Luca Bercovici Danny Nucci Teresa Dispina Sam Vlahos Valente Rodriguez Michael Chieffo Raye Birk Angelina Estrada Janet MacLachlan
grifter bartender wife baseball player priest amusing madcap quirky california house church train scams love triangle marriage catholicism deception miracles temptation forbidden love
Benny, a lonely drifter, is thrown off a train after cheating at cards, and into the life of Tanya, a lovely bartender. Tanya has been supporting her husband, a former ballplayer, since his... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1983
102 Minutes
Jackie Gleason Mac Davis Teri Garr Karl Malden Oliver Reed Bert Remsen Kathalina Veniero Jose Perez Larry Bishop Ron Rifkin Harry James
con artist friend partner pretty woman criminal amusing engaging california boardwalk scams romance deception teamwork friendship revenge pursuit 1940s
A team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.
Comedy
1968
113 Minutes
Gina Lollobrigida Shelley Winters Peter Lawford Phil Silvers Telly Savalas Lee Grant Janet Margolin
italian soldier captain daughter wife widow hilarious cheeky charming lighthearted italy village paternity money family scams impersonation pursuit love 1960s
Three veterans are reunited in Italy with a mutual lover (Gina Lollobrigida) they've been supporting for 20 years.
Other, Drama
1994
96 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Henry Winkler T.J. Lowther Swoosie Kurtz Troy Simmons Joe Maggard Julie Harris Mary Lucy Bivins Marilyn Allen Henderson Gilleland Pat Hingle
socialite niece con artist son aunt father heartwarming emotional new orleans household alabama countryside christmas father/son relationship scams redemption disillusionment adventure transformation love
An Alabama boy (T.J. Lowther) meets a noblewoman (Katharine Hepburn) and other characters on a visit to his father (Henry Winkler) in 1930 New Orleans.
Horror
1977
74 Minutes
Horst Buchholz Ed Begley Jr. Joan Hackett Anjanette Comer Patrick Macnee Elisha Cook Jr.
woman car enthusiast vampire mother son emotional creepy dark suspenseful car mansion road schemes time travel death scams vampires family rivalry mystery
Richard Matheson scripted this trilogy of thrillers dealing with the effects of the occult on the human mind.
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
1996
108 Minutes
Jennifer Tilly Gina Gershon Joe Pantoliano Barry Kivel Christopher Meloni John P. Ryan Peter Spellos Richard C. Sarafian Mary Mara
lesbian gangster boyfriend girlfriend neighbor ex-convict sultry tense gory thrilling apartment elevator bedroom robbery mob violence scams love triangle affair new life escape
A mobster's (Joe Pantoliano) disgruntled girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly) steals $2 million from him with the help of her lesbian lover (Gina Gershon).
Comedy
1942
85 Minutes
Ann Sothern Red Skelton Leo Gorcey Allen Jenkins Donald Meek Lloyd Corrigan Fritz Feld Walter Catlett Ben Welden Rags Ragland Frank Jenks
showgirl comedian supervisor building owner con artist fiancée lighthearted amusing cheery chicago apartment building coffee shop nightclub atlanta employment career change mix-up romance unlikely allies scams
Maisie (Ann Sothern) falls on hard times and works at several odd jobs before she meets aspiring comedian Hap (Red Skelton).
Comedy
1955
100 Minutes
Sophia Loren Vittorio De Sica Marcello Mastroianni Walter Bartoletti Mario Passante Giacomo Furia Giulio Cali
con artist thief taxi driver father police officer beautiful woman amusing sultry witty police station family home italy scams theft family marriage reform pursuit love 1950s
A cabdriver (Marcello Mastroianni) encounters a thieving, fast-talking woman (Sophia Loren) and her seemingly respectable father (Vittorio De Sica).