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1) Paper moon
Publisher
Paramount
Publication Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Con artists sells Bibles to widows in depression-era Kansas.
2) Mr. Lucky
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros
Publication Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Spirited comedy of a professional gambler trying to raise a new bankroll by fleecing a wealthy young woman.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
Muriel and her husband Lee are beginning a bright new life in California when he returns from the Korean War. But their newfound stability is upended by the arrival of Lee's charismatic brother, Julius, a wayward gambler with a secret past. A dangerous love triangle quickly forms. When Julius takes off in search of the young card cheat he's fallen for, Muriel's longing for something more propels her into a secret life of her own, gambling on racehorses...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Publication Date
2016.
Language
Italiano
Description
Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1959 Venice Film Festival, directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring world cinema icon Vittoria de Sica (The bicycle thief), Il generale della rovere is a film based on the true story of Emanuele Bardone, who, during the height of WWII, exploits his fellow Italians by telling them that he will find their missing loved ones in exchange for money. When he attempts to save a man who had already been executed, he is...
6) Thelma
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma...
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Publication Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
Series
Nuestro cine clasico volume 2
Publisher
Televisa, S.A. de C.V
Publication Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Ahi esta el detalle: Cantinflas convinces his girlfriend's boss that he is his wife's brother to benefit from the industrialist's wealth; a working class family struggles with money and personal issues.
Cuando los hijos se van: The actions of his ambitious brother Joseph cause noble Raimundo to be wrongfully accused of theft. After he is forced to leave home, Raimundo is disowned by his girlfriend Maria and her father, the fair and strict Don Pepe....
11) The good liar
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
12) Coup!
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. The servant becomes the master in this outrageous eat-the-rich comedy.
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"Catch all six seasons of one of the most seductive crime dramas to hit the small screen. In exchange for a reduced prison sentence, charming high-stakes thief Niel Caffrey forms an unlikely partnership with FBI Agent Peter Burke to help catch other criminals. As Neal and Peter infiltrate deadly crime rings and face off against some of the world's most dangerous masterminds, they also walk a thin line between trust and betrayal with each other"--...
14) Parasite
Series
Criterion collection volume 1054
Language
Korean
Formats
Description
"A zeitgeist-defining sensation that distilled a global reckoning over class inequality into a tour de force of pop-cinema subversion, Bong Joon Ho's genre-scrambling black-comic thriller confirms his status as one of the world's foremost filmmakers. Two families in Seoul--one barely scraping by in a dank semibasement in a low-lying neighborhood, the other living in luxury in a modern architectural marvel overlooking the city--become entwined in a...
15) An education
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960s, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
Publisher
Viva Pictures
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Maurice is a sassy, street-smart cat with a sneaky disposition. Together with his band of rats and pied-piper friend, Maurice travels across the countryside, swindling villagers with a staged rat plague. All seems to be going as planned until the gang arrives in a scenic market town and quickly realize something more nefarious is afoot.
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Publication Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Joe Ross is the inventor of "The Process," a top-secret formula which promises to make his company unimaginably rich. But when Joe meets a successful, cynical businessman he begins to suspect that his boss will never share the profits. And with that seed of doubt planted, an intricate con-game soon falls into place.
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Stephen and Bloom are brothers who have been con artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind, while Bloom is the main character of Stephen's stories. As adults, they travel the world and never enlist the same people twice in their cons, except for their consistent sidekick, the mysterious and primarily silent Bang Bang, a Japanese woman who just appeared in their lives one day and happens to have a penchant for blowing things up. As Bloom...
19) RocknRolla
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Publication Date
2008, 2009.
Language
English
Description
In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs. This attracts some of the city's scrappiest tough guys, along with its more established underworld types. All are looking to get rich quick. While the city's seasoned criminals vie for the cash, an unexpected player -- a drugged out rock 'n' roller presumed to be dead but is very much alive. He has the multi-million dollar prize fall, literally, into his hands.
20) Ocean's eleven
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A gangster and his associates plan the simultaneous robberies of three large Las Vegas casinos.
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