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1. Paper Moon (1973)
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2. The Usual Suspects (1995)
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3. The Grifters (1990)

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4. The Last Seduction (1994)
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5. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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6. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
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7. The Sting (1973)
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8. Nine Queens (2000)
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9. The Tailor of Panama (2001)


A seriously under rated black comedy
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10. Hard Eight (1996)
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11. House of Games (1987)
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12. Light Sleeper (1992)


Willem Dafoe & Susan Sarandon in the same film... how can you go wrong?
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13. Intacto (2001)
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14. 13 Tzameti (2005)


While it is not a con-man film, it does fit well with the other selections.
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15. Columbus Circle (2012)
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16. Quiz Show (1994)
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17. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)


My rating for this film has improved over time. It is one film that just seems to stays in my mind.
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18. Matchstick Men (2003)
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19. Six Degrees of Separation (1993)


Despite the number of awards given to this film, it really isn't one of my favorites.
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20. Derailed (2005)
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21. Choke (2008)

Anjelica Huston and Sam Rockwell in a film based on a Chuck Palahniuk novel. How this fell off anyone's radar is surprising.
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22. The Big White (2005)


Robin Williams can be very hit and miss. This sort of falls in the middle. Not my favorite film but still fun to watch.
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23. I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)


While it is true that this film is based on a real life story, I found the comedic elements a little too silly.
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24. Birthday Girl (2001)

Dark comedies and romantic comedies don't mix very often. I really enjoyed the performances of both Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin.
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25. Wild Things (1998)


I hated this film the first time I watched it. However, If you look at the film as a complete and total mockery of Neo-Noir films and the hundreds of erotic thrillers that littler the shelf. The film did a great job. So, I found it funny in a dry and dark sort of way.
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26. Heartbreakers (2001)


This is a pretty sappy Romantic-Comedy however I still found it rather endearing. I also adore Sigourney Weaver in comedic rolls so it was worth watching just for that aspect alone.
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27. The Brothers Bloom (2008)
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Grifters, con-men and gamblers... a collection of some of my favorite films.

These aren't heist, gangster or action-crime films but something a bit off the beaten path.

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Posted: 2 years, 9 months ago at Aug 29 23:58
Good list. I can't look at Dafoe the same now that I saw "AntiChrist"..hehe.
Posted: 2 years, 9 months ago at Aug 30 0:02
LOL, ya... I could see how that might be an issue. I still can't watch any of the new StarWars without thinking of Ewan McGregor in "Velvet Goldmine".
Posted: 2 years, 9 months ago at Aug 30 6:35
AndI can't see Ewan McGregor in anything since I saw I Love You Phillip Morris
Posted: 1 year ago at Jun 8 14:42
Ha, updated... not sure how or why I missed listing "The Usual Suspects".

Confidence, The Brothers Bloom and Croupier are all on my 're-watch' list. "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and "Jackie Brown" are both floating in my queue somewhere.

Still, any recommendations are always helpful.
Posted: 6 months ago at Dec 16 21:11
Cool list. I highly recommend Chaplin's film Monsieur Verdoux.
Posted: 6 months ago at Dec 17 9:34
nice list jay. some of my all times faves are here..the sting, house of games, the usual suspects, catch me if you can, quiz show, and hard eight. saw croupier also which was very good..

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