Cons and scams movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant cons and scams movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, entertaining, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious and surprise ending films and TV shows about / with cons and scams, dishonesty, con artists, heist, caper, money, deception, twists and turns, hustler and robbery plots mostly in Crime, Comedy and Drama genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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cons and scams movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as cons and scams: Focus (2015), Now You See Me (2013), Hustle (2004), Matchstick Men (2003), Imposters (2017), Leverage (2019), White Collar (2009), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Plastic (2014).

List of cons and scams movies

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 6.6
 273K
Focus (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years ...
Style: exciting, suspense, entertaining, unusual plot structure, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot: heist, con artists, cons and scams, twists and turns, fall in love, mind game, interracial love, femme fatale, manipulation, black man white woman sex, gambling, swindle ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, argentina, peru, south america, new york ...
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 7.2
 703K
Now You See Me (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style: surprise ending, clever, entertaining, suspense, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: heist, twists and turns, fbi, scheme, perfect crime, outsmarting, bank robbery, con artists, teamwork, cons and scams, mind game, thief ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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 8.2
 23K
Hustle (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot: cons and scams, thief, criminal heroes, heist, con artists, leader, exploitation, blackmail, fake identity, coworker relationship, caper, hustler ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, europe, england, britain
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 7.3
 138K
Matchstick Men (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Style: psychological, feel good, entertaining, psychological thriller, twisted ...
Plot: con artists, twists and turns, cons and scams, mental illness, con men, heist, greed, slick, plot twist, psychology, father daughter relationship, obsession ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 7.8
 15K
Imposters (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: Maddie, a persona shifting con-artist who is as beautiful as she is dangerous, leaves her unwitting victims tormented when they realize they have been used and robbed of everything – including their hearts. But things get complicated when her ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, sentimental, ironic, sitcom ...
Plot: cons and scams, vengeance, justice, dishonesty, deception, fake identity, fbi agent, artist, punishment, partner, fbi, married ...
Place: indiana
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 7.5
 191
Leverage (2019)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: There are countless incidents happening in one day. The corruption of the upper class discourages the common people who are living their lives diligently. From immorality to financial fraud, and they even commit a highly developed type of expedient. ...
Style: intellectual, light, entertaining, exciting
Plot: cons and scams, con artists, friendship, team, insurance investigator, partner, twists and turns, greed, thief, buddies, deal, money ...
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 8.2
 140K
White Collar (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Neal Caffrey, a con man, forger and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence, he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially ...
Style: exciting, captivating, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: investigation, fbi, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, criminal, con artists, unlikely partners, friendship, talented, cons and scams, expert ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Genre: Crime, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A very rich and successful playboy amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive detective.
Style: romantic, witty, sexy, suspense, detective ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, stolen painting, art theft, museum, psychiatrist, twists and turns, painting, thief, caper, art collector, art, famous painting ...
Time: 20th century, year 1999, 90s
Place: usa, new york
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
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, captivating, motivational, cynical, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: money, corruption, business, wall street, rise and fall, greed, stock market, addiction, success, stock broker, wealth, rags to riches ...
Time: 80s, year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: new york, usa, america, geneva switzerland, italy ...
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 6.0
 8K
Plastic (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Sam & Fordy run a credit card fraud scheme, but when they steal from the wrong man, they find themselves threatened by sadistic gangster. They need to raise £5m and pull off a daring diamond heist to clear their debt.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, credit card fraud, friends, get rich quick scheme, male objectification, car accident, wealth, greed, drinking, drinking alcohol, twists and turns, friendship ...
Place: usa, england, miami, florida
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 7.0
 387K
The Italian Job (2003)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style: suspense, clever, exciting, action packed, funny ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick, date night, family friendly
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, car chase, vengeance, mentor, bank robbery, chase, perfect crime, gold, revenge, conspiracy ...
Time: year 2003, 90s, 21st century
Place: italy, venice, philadelphia, los angeles, california ...
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 5.9
 23K
Mad Money (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
Style: light, sexy, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: heist, workplace, cons and scams, bank robbery, storytelling, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, society, money, caper, robbery, crime gone awry ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: missouri, usa, kansas
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 7.8
 128K
The Best Offer (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: twists and turns, painting, art, loneliness, art collector, art theft, age difference, collector, obsession, deception, mysterious character, forgery ...
Time: y2k, year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: europe, prague, vienna, italy
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 6.2
 109K
The Ladykillers (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.
Style: funny, dark comedy, entertaining, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: heist, dark humor, african american, painting, cons and scams, eccentricity, greed, culture clash, murder, con artists, friends, american football ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa
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 7.7
 614K
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to ...
Style: clever, witty, exciting, entertaining, suspense ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot: heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, perfect crime, outsmarting, con artists, twists and turns, deception, scheme, organized crime ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place: las vegas, iran, atlantic city, usa, los angeles ...
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 6.7
 1K
Swindled (2004)
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In a flashback, Ernesto, a young con man, tells us how he got to the edge of a big score: childhood in an orphanage, youthful smash-and-grab burglaries until his partner is caught, then tutelage from Lefty, an aging swindler. After some years of ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, anamorphic ...
Plot: cons and scams, unlikely criminals, crime gone awry, femme fatale, con trick, power relations, love and romance, forgery, betrayal, dishonesty, manipulation, aging ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
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 6.8
 4K
Vinci (2004)
Genre: Crime, Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The sophisticated thief of art Robert "Cuma" Cuminski is released on probation from the local prison by the corrupt Doctor Wiaderny to organize the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting "Lady with Ermine" for the dealer ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: forgery, art theft, cons and scams, stolen painting, criminal heroes, caper, law enforcement, partner, nothing goes right, once in a lifetime opportunity, chases and races, heist ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: poland
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 8.4
 122K
Banshee (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own ...
Style: exciting, sexy, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ex convict, sheriff, tough heroes, female nudity, organized crime, shooting, social relations, gory, cop, double life, sexual activity, small town ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, usa, pittsburgh
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Better Call Saul (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 3154 min.
TV show
Story: Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, ...
Style: witty, stylized, tense, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: lawyer, workplace situations, legal, hotshot lawyer, criminal lawyer, family relations, dark humor, moral dilemma, anti hero, dishonesty, lawyer client relationship, cons and scams ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place: new mexico, usa, syria, albuquerque new mexico
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 7.3
 4K
High Rollers (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Belle Duke, in order to get revenge on her former lover Philip Bang, organize his jail break. But instead of Philip is the Italian Felice Brianza, AKAS Felix, to escape. Now Felix is obliged to help Philip to escape. He will succeeded and from that ...
Style: humorous, cynical, realistic, poliziottesco, semi serious
Plot: cons and scams, betrayal, twists and turns, partner, friends, dishonesty, criminal heroes, swamp, trick, strong female character, thief, jail ...
Time: 1930s
Place: france, europe, charleston south carolina
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 6.6
 35K
Confidence (2003)
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: tense, clever, suspense, contemplative, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cons and scams, con men, con artists, crime gone awry, organized crime, deception, caper, justice, heroin, faked death, heist, police corruption ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, canada
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.
Style: clever, feel good, funny, humorous, surprise ending ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: con artists, con men, rivalry, cons and scams, bet, twists and turns, competition, farce, caper, high society, gigolo, entrepreneur ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: french riviera, france, arizona, riviera, south of france ...
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3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, witty, action comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, betrayal, heist, casino, cons and scams, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, chase, gang, dishonesty, twists and turns, gunfight ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: las vegas, idaho, seattle, nevada, usa
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 5.6
 66K
Runner Runner (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.
Style: suspenseful, clever, suspense, tense, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: gambling, poker, cons and scams, manipulation, corruption, chase, conspiracy, casino, temptation, twists and turns, dirty cop, power relations ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place: costa rica, usa
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 6.2
 58K
Heartbreakers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city ...
Style: romantic, funny, light, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: women, con artists, love story, female criminal, manipulation, cons and scams, mother daughter relationship, wedding, farce, marriage, one last job, divorce ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: florida, usa, new york
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Loser Takes All! (2003)
Genre: Mystery, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Serge Vaudier, a mathematics teacher, wins the lotto twice and claims he can do it again, thanks to an infallible system he has designed. Is a he genius or a con man? Angèle, the head of the the government's bureau, is determined to entrap ...
Style: semi serious, suspenseful, realistic, humorous
Plot: cons and scams, gambler, lottery, dishonesty, gambling, prodigy, mathematics, police, chess, teacher, ambition, nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: normandy
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 6.8
 134K
The Score (2001)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story: An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, clever, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: robbery, safecracker, betrayal, caper, thief, bank robbery, heist, race against time, group of criminals, perfect crime, criminal's revenge, cons and scams ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: quebec, north america, montreal
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 7.0
 118K
Maverick (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them. He needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a Winner Take All poker game that begins in a few days. He tries to win some, tries to collect a few debts, and ...
Style: exciting, humorous, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night
Plot: gambling, poker, cons and scams, twists and turns, gambler, unlikely partners, card playing, robbery, strong female character, wild west, con men, heist ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, ancient times, victorian era
Place: oregon, america, persia, mississippi, louisiana ...
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 5.9
 23K
Curly Sue (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she ...
Style: touching, feel good, sweet, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: homeless, orphan, cons and scams, little girl, homelessness, single father, urban, girl, kindness, homeless shelter, childhood, destiny ...
Time: 90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place: chicago, usa
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 8.3
 278K
The Sting (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style: entertaining, atmospheric, witty, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: con artists, gambling, chase, cons and scams, caper, twists and turns, organized crime, manipulation, con man, plot twist, train, mafia ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1936
Place: chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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