Florence je vzdelaná mladá žena, ktorej rodičia zomreli po útoku levov v Afrike, keď bola ešte dieťa. Sama bola zachránená jedným dedinčania. Po štúdiách sa zaoberá odhaľovaním šarlatánstvo a "lovením duchov", na ktoré neverí. Roku 1921 prichádza do chlapčenskej internátnej školy, kde panuje strach kvôli duchovi, ktorý zabil jedného zo žiakov. Najprv všetko racionálne vysvetľuje, avšak postupne zisťuje, že nie všetko je tak, ako sa zdá, a že v školskej budove už kedysi dávno bola.
Viete, čo robí Angličan uprostred Texasu? Má plán! Harry Deanne robí správcu umeleckej zbierky. Svoju prácu miluje, no napriek tomu trpí. Jeho zamestnávateľom je totiž jeden z najbohatších Angličanov, ktorý je šialený, excentrický a neznesiteľný. Harry sa preto rozhodne využiť šéfovu vášeň pre obrazy a rozohrá hru, ktorá smeruje k tomu, aby si jeho šéf kúpil falošný, dávno stratený obraz Moneta. Pre svoj umelecký zločin ale potrebuje kráľovnú texaského rodea. Plán je majstrovský, k úspechu mu chýba už len to, aby Harry prestal byť notorický smoliar.
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Jake Vig (Edward Burns) je podvodník veľkého formátu, ktorý šikovne využíva dary, ktorými ho obdarila príroda: prirodzený šarm, odvahu a schopnosti vykrútiť sa aj z tej najkritickejšej situácie. Šťastie sa však od neho odvráti v okamihu, keď prostredníctvom dvojice skorumpovaných policajtov Whitwortha (Donal Logue) a Manzana (Luis Guzmán) a navonok bezúhonného Lionela Dolbyho príde nezákonne k slušnej kôpke dolárov. Keď Lionel a Jakeov parťák Al (Louis Lombardi) zahynú, vyjde najavo, že Lionel vôbec nebol taký bezúhonný, ako vyzeral: pracoval totiž ako účtovník pre kráľa zločinu Winstona Kinga (Dustin Hoffman). Aby splatili dlh a zachránili si život, musia sa Jake a jeho zvyšní komplici vrhnúť do obzvlášť zložitého a nebezpečného podniku. Na pomoc pri realizácii famózneho podrazu si prizvú tmavovlasú vreckárku Lily (Rachel Weisz). Keď však dievča vrazí do dverí s vlasmi čerstvo nafarbenými na červeno, je to prvý signál smoly, ktorá sa na partiu začne lepiť.
Hlavným hrdinom filmu je motorkársky kaskadér a notorický zlodej Crunch Calhoun. Crunch sa snaží prestať so zločinom, ale jeho slizký brat Nicky ho presvedčí, aby sa predtým zúčastnil na poslednej krádeži v živote. Zlodej a kaskadér v jednej osobe tak dáva dokopy svoju starú partiu, aby ukradli starožitnú knihu nevyčísliteľnej hodnoty. Bratia si neuvedomujú, že obaja majú vlastné postranné motívy a ich plán sa začína postupne rúcať. V kanadskej komédií Jonathana Sobola sa okrem veteránov Kurta Russella a Matta Dilloma predstavia aj mladšie hviezdy ako Jay Baruchel a Katheryn Winnick.
A bible salesman finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership as a money-making con team in Depression-era Kansas.
Without the security of the job he wants or the future he dreamed of, Paul Dynan plans the perfect crime to help his struggling family – abduct the socialite children of three wealthy men and collect a ransom of $3-million dollars. Over the course of one long night, Paul and his accomplices hold the rich kids hostage awaiting the ransom with little idea of the secrets that will surface between the fathers when they are forced to choose between their children and their money.
Na internete zo seba robil magnáta, ktorý obchoduje s diamanty a je stále na cestách, a rôzne ženy obral o milióny dolárov. Niektoré z nich, ale teraz plánujú odvetu.
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Two con artists hire an unwitting medical-school student (Kate Beckinsale) as a secretary for their latest scam.
George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.
A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.
Two young lovers try to con a wealthy woman out of her inheritance by pretending to be brother and sister.
A veritable master of the trade, con man Mordecai Jones has taken part in his fair share of scams. When he happens upon a young army deserter, Curley, Jones decides to pass on his knowledge of swindling to the likable novice. As the two blaze through the rural South, Curley meets Bonnie Lee Packard, a girl of privilege, who helps the two crooks evade the local sheriff. But Curley soon questions his newfound profession.
Three people discover jealousy and larceny are a dangerous combination in this tense drama. John (Bryan Brown) is a veteran insurance investigator who succumbs to temptation and veers towards the wrong side of the law. With the help of novice con man Ben (Tom Long), John hatches a scheme to substantiate false claims by taking a percentage of several questionable claims his firm has settled for a fraction of their usual worth. John and Ben are assisted in their illegal business by Louise (Claudia Karvan), a lawyer with a cocaine problem who is also John's lover. But when Louise becomes involved with Ben and demands a bigger share of the money, their already-shaky confidence game begins to collapse.
For a con-artist couple, a premeditated jewelry heist at a posh resort yields unexpected payoffs when they arrive in the middle of a swingers' convention. Charming, sexy and no strangers to the art of seduction, China and Michael are amateurs when it comes to the "lifestyle" but eagerly throw themselves into their education - with sizzling results. But recreational romance becomes a bitter pill for the grifters when their jaded hearts get in the way of what could be their most lucrative swindle yet. They may be experts at the art of flimflam, but they still have a lot to learn about love.
Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he's a railroad bigwig. When he loses his job he takes one wearing a sandwich board. After he helps Joe sell his patent for a good price and an old railroad deal comes through, he's back on top and ready to marry Amy again.
Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.
In desperate need to pay for their mother's surgery, fraternal twins attempt to con an underground poker game run by a dangerous crime family.
In a small railway station a group of building workers are organized by a man called Jakov to travel to Germany for work. In the meantime, local bar owner Kurjak is getting a visit from his son first time after three years.