A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
Un buscavidas (Bradley Cooper) se compincha con una pitonisa (Cate Blanchett) para estafar a millonarios... Remake del film "El callejón de las almas perdidas" (Nightmare Alley), de 1947.
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Un artista marcial de formación clásica va a trabajar como cobrador de deudas para la mafia. El trabajo parece bastante fácil, hasta que French, un habilidoso practicante de artes marciales con deudas por pagar, consigue trabajo como cobrador de deudas para la mafia. Desde ese mismo momento, French aprende rápidamente que no va a ser la forma más sencilla de conseguir el dinero como él pensó. Se le asigna la comprometida tarea de encontrar a alguien, y pronto averigua que no puede confiar en nadie en ese peligroso juego, especialmente cuando un cliente le introduce en una situación mucho más complicada de lo que pensaba.
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life. Written by Jeff Hole
Buenos Aires. Juan y Marcos son dos estafadores de poca monta, uno joven y un veterano en el arte del timpo, que casualmente se ven envueltos en un asunto que les puede hacer millonarios: tienen menos de un día para hacer una estafa que no puede fallar.
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
Haunted by memories of his father murdering a family, Arlis Sweeney prefers to keep to himself, focusing his energy on his work. One day, the traumatic past that eats away at him returns when he meets Kay Davies, a woman connected to the bloody event. Against all odds, Arlis and Kay fall in love; however, when his father, Roy, reappears in his life -- with the coldhearted Ginnie in tow -- Arlis must deal with his past demons.
After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.
A man and woman have great success in all of their dating pursuits. The woman uses her dating rules and fakes a car accident to capture the guy's attention, but she can't get him to succumb to her charm.
Los Carleton son una familia muy peculiar: durante años han vivido del engaño y la estafa sin ser descubiertos, pero un día su suerte cambia y se ven obligados a abandonar Montecarmelo, si no quieren pasar el resto de sus días en prisión. De regreso a Londres, conocen a una dulce y amable anciana, Doña Fortuna, con quien comparten íntimas y conmovedoras confidencias. Doña Fortuna parece la victima perfecta de su nueva estafa: está sola en el mundo y posee una gran fortuna.
Los famosos estafadores están de regreso para dar otro golpe a un importante gánster local, pero lo que no saben es que la mafia los está buscando.
A life-time criminal is on the run after completing a diamond theft gone wrong. She seeks her mother's help in staying on the run and resist the urge to reconnect with her daughter.
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set up as well as the police.
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.
Grover y Wilbur deben encontrar un sustituto del caballo de O'Hara, muerto tras comer caramelos accidentalmente. El dúo encuentra a uno en un hipódromo y se lo llevan, ignorando que se trata de un campeón de carreras llamado "Galleta de Té".
Benny, a hapless grifter, 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 accident, waiting for an insurance settlement that will solve all their financial woes. But when it comes, he refuses to share it with her, claiming with newfound piety that money is the root of all evil. She then enlists the help of Benny to concoct a scheme to get her fair share of the settlement, and he finds one: a local Catholic mission needs money for repairs and Benny decides to create a miracle that will encourage husband Henry to fork over the money - which Benny and Tanya will intercept and share.
When Chinese-Australian teenager Lawrence cheats at and fails his high-school exams, destroying his dreams of a medical degree, he's banished to the country for the summer. There, he meets wily old conman the Professor and his cynical daughter Sarah, and learns that even the sneakiest scam can't conjure up love. Is it a true story? That might be another of Leung's tricks.