| Scammerhead (2014) | 8.4 | |
| Palmetto (1998) | 6.1 | |
| Quiz Show (1994) | 7.5 | |
| Multifaceted (2020) | 8.0 | |
| I love you, Güero (2020) | 7.2 |
Scam movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant scam movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, realistic, captivating, tense, suspenseful and dark comedy films and TV shows about / with scam, fraud, con artists, deception, betrayal, money, revenge, gangster, cons and scams and greed plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as scam: The Wizard of Lies (2017), Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame (2001), American Hustle (2013), Pain & Gain (2013), Uncut Gems (2019), Master (2016), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Beekeeper (2024), Trading Places (1983), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
Style:
realistic, captivating, political, serious, tense ...
Plot:
wall street, scam, financier, stock exchange, fraud, money, investor, financial crisis, finance, businessman, corporate world, workplace ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three women, an asping actress, a reporter, and a lawyer, hatch a scheme to enrich each other. The actress will fake a sexual harassment charge against a politician and get a lot of publicity, the reporter will get the scoop, and the lawyer will get ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, sexploitation film
Plot:
sexploitation, scam, scandal, reporter, lawyer, politician, sexual harassment, false accusation, scheme, sex, media manipulation, publicity stunt ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.
Style:
tense, period piece, cerebral, suspense, cynical ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
partners in crime, mafia, scam, fbi, cons and scams, organized crime, fbi investigation, deception, con artists, politics, twists and turns, strip club ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 1978, year 2013, 90s ...
Place:
new jersey, usa, boston, atlantic city new jersey, new york ...
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240K
Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
american dream, kidnapping, money, athlete's life, group of criminals, hot and sexy, stupidity, scam, bodybuilder, sex scene, escape, buddies ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 20th century, year 1995, year 1994 ...
Place:
miami, florida, usa, bahamas, mexico ...
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350K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.
Style:
neo noir, tense, suspense, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jeweler, money, scam, bet, gambling, adultery, auction, threat, danger, debt, infidelity, gem ...
Time:
year 2019, future, year 2012, year 2010, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, ethiopia, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Korea’s biggest network marketing scam reveals a far greater network of corruption and conspiracy lurking underneath.
Style:
crime drama
Plot:
scam, fraud, con artists, car chase, car accident, blood, politics, organized crime, big business, asian, business, fight club ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style:
clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
con artists, adaptation, master criminal, creativity, deception, fbi, fraud, con man, impostor, prodigy, business, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s, year 2002 ...
Place:
los angeles, new orleans, new york, washington d.c., france ...
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176K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
One man’s campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, crime thriller, dark comedy ...
Plot:
scam, conspiracy, call center, suicide, fbi agent, vengeance, secret organization, beekeeper, revenge, hitman, criminal's revenge, murderer ...
Place:
massachusetts, washington d.c., boston
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Style:
funny, cult classic, black comedy, dark comedy, laugh out loud ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prostitute, stock market, revenge, fish out of water, rags to riches, social satire, manipulation, wrongful arrest, beggar, wager, poverty, christmas ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, manhattan new york city, bronx new york city, arizona ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Arjun and Anu are fraternal twins who manage to run a scam in the US from India via a call center. With police officer Kumar hot on their heels, will they manage to escape the system?
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
scam, fraud, criminal, embezzler, con game, cat and mouse, call center, con artists, twins, deception, police chase, investigation ...
Place:
india, mumbai india, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, gambling, perfect crime, intrigue, crime gone awry, dishonesty, hidden identity, criminal's revenge, forgery, disorder, gangster ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
swiss alps, france
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1.1M
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
Style:
suspense, black comedy, psychological thriller, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
poverty, wealthy family, working class, social satire, class differences, scam, wealth, basement, plot twist, rich snob, driver, unemployment ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019
Place:
south korea, east asia, seoul, asia, india
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, realistic, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot:
scam, elderly, cons and scams, con artists, partner, nothing goes right, buddies, dark humor, seance, scheme, satire, spiritualism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 210 min.
TV show
Story:
A single mother gets caught up in a cold call scam that turns her world upside down.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, detective
Plot:
scam, fraud, single mother, threatening telephone call, single parent, trap, mother and daughter, anonymous telephone call, caper, trapped, changing lives, family relations ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Recently divorced Emma enjoys a whirlwind holiday romance with charming hotel proprietor Niko on the paradise island of Cyprus. When she realizes that Niko and his partner-in-crime George have scammed her out of her life savings, she embarks on a ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller, romantic drama ...
Plot:
scam, deception, holiday romance, hotel owner, ex husband, accomplice, male female relationship, problem, con trick, couple relations, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Place:
cyprus
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story:
Sokkar is a professional swindler who gets outdone by Omar, another swindler. As she enters into a series of conflicts to get her money back from him, she eventually decides to unite with him to carry out bigger defrauding operations.
Style:
semi serious, psychological, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
scam, con artists, fraud, deception, money, thief, con men, relationships, problem, male female relationship, stolen money, cons and scams ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 36 min.
TV show
Story:
The Liar Game is a Japanese manga series originally written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. The manga was first serialized in 2005 in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha. It was adapted into a TV series, which ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
mind game, betrayal, genius, gambling, game, scam, deception, lie, psychology, greed, con men, revenge ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arson, insurance fraud, scam, film industry, satire, director, financial problem, film producer, filmmaker, escapades, silly humor, humour ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, talky, clever, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
billiards, gambling, casino, hustler, on the road, scam, possessiveness, great ending, mentor, business, manipulation, road trip ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, atlantic city new jersey, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
clever, tense, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cons and scams, con artists, mastermind, con men, caper, hustler, organized crime, justice, heroin, crime gone awry, police corruption, deception ...
Time:
year 2003, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, canada
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77K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.
Style:
intellectual, period piece, game show, talky, intense ...
Plot:
greed, investigation, moral dilemma, fame, ethics, television, corruption, advertising, idealism, lawyer, fraud, professor ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1994 ...
Place:
new york, usa, washington d.c., boston
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A couple of dudes pack a van full of beer and go on a road trip in search of sexual adventures. They get that and more.
Style:
erotic, road movie, sexy, sex comedy, realistic ...
Plot:
van, female pubic hair, small town, teenager, road trip, voyeurism, outdoor sex, free love, hippie, hitchhiker, coming of age, sex scene ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
“La mexicana y el güero” is the story of some scammers who try to deceive a millionaire who is looking for his biological mother through a plan that is funny about what is complicated. Itatí Cantoral, Gala Montes, Juan Soler, Luis Roberto ...
Style:
soap opera, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
false identity, rich man, scam, family relations, male female relationship, deception, fraud, fall in love, romantic relationship, love affair, love and romance, relationships ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be ...
Style:
talky, serious, realistic, slang, feel good ...
Plot:
gay interest, male prostitution, closeted homosexual, gay, gay friend, bare chested male, gay crush, friendship, scam, best friend, teenage life, high school life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa
Is relevant?
91
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a New York City actor loses everything to an internet scam based in South Africa, his two best friends take him to Cape Town to track down the scammer. With the help of a charismatic local, their search begins promisingly, leading them into ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, crime drama ...
Plot:
found footage, danger, criminal, hostage, scam, cons and scams, dishonesty, friend, money, friendship, revenge, fraud ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa, new york, cape town south africa
Is relevant?
27K
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical, absurd ...
Plot:
grandmother grandson relationship, female protagonist, elderly woman, scam, elderly man, con artists, grandmother, cons and scams, satire, elderly, aging, escapades ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Rudi, a polite and quiet office hand, shares a special bond with his elderly grandpa. When Grandpa falls victim to a uniquely heartless phone scam that breaks his spirit and his health, Rudi decides he’s not going to let the petty criminals get ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, retro
Plot:
scam, crime investigation, vigilantism, grandson, grandfather grandson relationship, grandfather, revenge, con game, problem, lifestyle change, family problems, changing lives ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, detective
Plot:
scam, partner, interrogation, clue, friends, investigation, police officer, law enforcement, murder mystery, violence, mysterious man, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the Vanity Fair article of the same title, a story about a young boy drawn into a web of lies through an online chatroom.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, cyber ...
Plot:
cyberspace, friendship, teenage life, youth, lie, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, loner, cheating girlfriend, social network, murder, social relations, mistaken identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
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