The Sting (1973)

8	Listal rating
8.4	IMDB rating

Directed by

George Roy Hill

Starring (View all)

Henry Gondorff

Johnny Hooker

Doyle Lonnegan

Lt. Wm. Snyder

J.J. Singleton

Billie

Kid Twist

John Heffernan

Eddie Niles

Written by

David S. Ward

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Newman & Redford

5 years ago at Apr 27 11:43

doudouce55

1 vote

Paul Newman and Robert Redford are my two reasons for watching this. I don’t recall seeing such astonishing, mind-blowing performances.

The witty dialogue, the soundtrack, the themes of loyalty and deception are the other reasons.

Review of The Sting

1 month, 2 weeks ago at Apr 8 2:18

Joshua "LF"

1 vote

The Sting is an ideal example of a fun, forgettable comedy. It's reasonably entertaining, it's pretty clever, and it's well acted. It's no masterpiece, and the twists and characters may feel overused now, but The Sting is still a decent way to spend 2 hours.

Master con man, Johnny Hooker seeks revenge and reward to scam Doyle Lonnegan, a gang leader who killed Hooker's long time cri... read more

A Movie That Doesn't Swindle You

4 years, 1 month ago at Apr 16 0:31

The Mighty Celestial

1 vote

I always felt that scripting a movie that focuses on a successful elaborate con-job really requires an exercizing of creativity from the writer. Bringing in all the elements of the characters & acts to pull off a scheme that is both credible in it's enactment & at the same time fascinating in it's grand unfolding is a balancing act on a extremely narrow margin.
This was one of the 1st. ones... read more

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Description: Johnny Hooker is a young con-man who is being taught by Luther. One day they pull one of their con jobs and net themselves a huge roll. What they don't know is that the man they conned is the courier for a numbers runner. And it turns out that the boss, Doyle Lonigan, considers it an attack on him and orders all the people involved te ... (more)

Release date : 10 January 1974
UPC: 025192016523

Crime (24), Comedy (19), Drama (14), 1970s (11), Murder (9), Heist (9), Gangster (8), 1973 (8), Caper (7), Gambling (7), Twist Ending (7), Casino (6), Revenge (6), Fbi (6), Organized Crime (5), Con (5), Carousel (4), Usa (4), Waitress (3), 1930s (3)

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“The Sting is an ideal example of a fun, forgettable comedy. It's reasonably entertaining, it's pretty clever, and it's well acted. It's no masterpiece, and the twists and characters may feel overused now, but The Sting is still a decent way to spend 2 hours.

Master con man, Johnny Hooker seeks revenge and reward to scam Doyle Lonnegan, a gang leader who killed Hooker's long time crime partner. Hooker gets the help of Henry Gondorff and others to make this elaborate scheme work.

The plot may be paper thin, but The Sting manages to stretch itself to a rather unreasonable 2 hours. Certainly a sub-plot or two could've been removed and shaved off at least half an hour. Despite the length, The Sting is (mostly) entertaining from beginning to end.

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"Favorite Line(s): Johnny Hooker: Can you get a mob together? Henry Gondorff: After what happened to Luther, I don't think I can get more than two, three hundred guys. "