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The Grifters
Why this pick
A chilly, morally compromised con-game noir with shifting loyalties, sharp dialogue, and the same sense that every uneasy alliance may turn dangerous.
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MOVIE2005 1h 28m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On Christmas Eve in Wichita, Kansas, mob lawyer Charlie Arglist and crooked businessman and pornographer Vic Cavanaugh gather together the $2 million they have stolen from their boss Bill Guerrard. While it initially appears that there will be an easy getaway for the pair, they learn that the roads out of the city are too icy to drive on. Vic takes the cash for safe-keeping and they split up and try their best to evade being captured by Guerrard and his men, who have discovered their scheme.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
T.J. Jagodowski
Officer Tyler
Meghan Maureen McDonough
Francie
David Pasquesi
Councilman Williams
Oliver Platt
Pete Van Heuten
John Cusack
Charlie
Billy Bob Thornton
Vic
Lara Phillips
Rusti
Brad Smith
Ronny