Con man movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant con man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, interesting, realistic, clever, humorous and entertaining films and TV shows about / with con man, con artists, dishonesty, cons and scams, deception, money, greed, storytelling, chase and twists and turns plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Comedy genres shot in USA, Canada, Argentina and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as con man: White Collar (2009), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Brothers Bloom (2008), Sneaky Pete (2015), The Grifters (1990), Ocean's Twelve (2004), Nine Queens (2000), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), A Perfect Murder (1998), Preacherman (1971).
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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:
captivating, exciting, light, serious, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fbi, investigation, law enforcement, art thief, mastermind, unlikely partners, friendship, fbi agent, criminal, expert, talented, cons and scams ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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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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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a ...
Style:
visually stunning, witty, realistic, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
twists and turns, cons and scams, crime gone awry, fall in love, con artists, caper, magic realism, con man, partner, family relations, dishonesty, escapades ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
montenegro, former yugoslavia, prague, tokyo, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A con man on the run from a vicious gangster takes cover from his past by assuming the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete, “reuniting” with Pete’s estranged family, a colorful, dysfunctional group that threatens to drag him into a world ...
Style:
captivating, ironic, suspenseful, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
gambling, escapades, investigation, dishonesty, family problems, danger, con man, family relations, greed, adaptation, twists and turns, female nudity ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.
Style:
neo noir, sexy, tense, cynical, suspense ...
Plot:
betrayal, con artists, femme fatale, con man, manipulation, nudity, hidden money, voyeurism, con trick, female nudity, caper, motel ...
Time:
90s, year 1990, 80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa, arizona, phoenix arizona, california
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome, Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Style:
entertaining, clever, stylized, exciting, tricky ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, robbery, master thief, caper, perfect crime, con artists, planning, con men, thief, art thief, fraud, jail ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, rome italy, paris france, europe, netherlands ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
An Argentinian crime drama revolving around a sheet of rare stamps (the Nine Queens).
Style:
tense, clever, cerebral, mindfuck, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
twists and turns, plot twist, partner, counterfeiter, manipulation, forgery, crime gone awry, justice, con man, con men, robbery, partners in crime ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, south america, venezuela, latin america ...
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring ...
Style:
clever, entertaining, exciting, suspense, witty ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, boys' night, date night, teens
Plot:
heist, casino, revenge, robbery, perfect crime, mentor, caper, conspiracy, vengeance, expert, hotshot, bank robbery ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, north america, mexico ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Millionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of his wife. A hugely successful player in the New York financial world, he considers her to be his most treasured acquisition. But ...
Style:
suspense, sexy, clever, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, infidelity, betrayal, blackmail, twists and turns, jealousy, love affair, perfect crime, love triangle, adultery, greed, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, anti religion
Plot:
preacher, con man, redneck, female nudity, charlatan, backwoods, exploitation, bartender, fake, scam, farm, evangelist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
north carolina, southern usa
Is relevant?
298K
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:
witty, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, revenge, con artists, murder, twists and turns, caper, con man, gangster, chase, cons and scams, casino, organized crime ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Wang Yu plays a vagabond who earn a living on people's superstitions, but also puts things right. (A Shaw Brothers production)
Style:
fast paced, period piece, action adventure
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial arts, supernatural, con man, hand to hand combat, village, exorcism, moral ambiguity, shaman, violence, martial artist, folk horror, revenge ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Style:
dark comedy, sexual, melancholic, depressing, erotic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hospital, sex scene, casual sex, loser, sex addict, sarcasm, depression, sexual fantasy, making love, dysfunctional family, nudity, food ...
Time:
year 2008, y2k, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
iowa, italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, contemplative, clever
Plot:
fall in love, power of love, deception, mayor, self discovery, disorder, small time, dishonesty, love and romance, con man, working class, bribery ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, flanders
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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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11K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new ...
Style:
suspenseful, tricky, psychological, talky, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
con artists, forgery, manipulation, cons and scams, heist, plot twist, justice, caper, partner, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, argentina, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more ...
Style:
scary, black comedy, dark comedy, horror comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, horror for children, adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, serial killer, haunted house, dark humor, funeral, psychic, supernatural ability, violence, architect, car accident, death of wife ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1800s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
oklahoma city, oceania, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his career.
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, romantic comedy, feel good, tension ...
Plot:
ageism, con man, midlife crisis, office romance, con artists, satire, impostor, social commentary, comedy of errors, romantic rivalry, love triangle, office politics ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel about an ex-con who becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities.
Style:
tense, serious, allegory, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
legends and myths, death, supernatural, supernatural ability, road trip, deception, mythology, deity, danger, mysterious character, ex convict, dark secret ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.
Style:
fast, realistic, semi serious, humorous, suspenseful
Plot:
heist, stolen painting, bank robbery, ex convict, heiress, airport, con man, robbery, con artists, manuscript, caper, wealth ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s
Place:
denver colorado, russia, los angeles, usa, california ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story:
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not ...
Style:
humorous, colorful, atmospheric, captivating, mystical ...
Audience:
discworld
Plot:
steampunk, postman, imaginary kingdom, mail, vengeance, businessman, cheerleader, adaptation, intrigue, disorder, rivalry, love and romance ...
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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, rivalry, bet, competition, con men, casino, caper, cons and scams, twists and turns, farce, high society, deception ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
french riviera, france, south of france, arizona, riviera ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, surprise ending, tricky, serious ...
Plot:
twists and turns, gambling, con game, cons and scams, betrayal, poker, con artists, mentor, greed, crime gone awry, obsession, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, usa, washington state
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his family is under the control of his wife's domineering uncle, Timothy Donovan teams up with fellow con-man to free them.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, lighthearted, period drama, whimsical
Plot:
con man, father daughter relationship, deception, family drama, scheming, rescue mission, manipulation, confrontation, moral ambiguity, family relations, marriage, uncle ...
Time:
1900s, turn of the century, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
san francisco
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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, tense ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
heist, caper, casino, thief, cons and scams, outsmarting, deception, perfect crime, twists and turns, scheme, con artists, robbery ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, iran, usa, atlantic city new jersey, los angeles ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A down on his luck street magician and his con artist ex-wife reunite to swindle an accounting firm.
Style:
captivating, twisted, fast paced
Audience:
adult
Plot:
con artists, heist, con game, accounting, swindle, con man, money, deception, robbery, ex husband ex wife relationship, ex husband, fraud ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Postal inspectors investigate a con man who uses the identities of others to falsify credit card purchases. Stealing credit card offers from mail boxes, he obtains cards in others' names, makes many purchases until the card is maxed out, but is ...
Style:
realistic, crime drama, detective, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
identity theft, investigation, law enforcement, credit card fraud, con man, buddy cop, forgery, suspicion, cat and mouse, nypd, urban, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 90s, turn of the century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A con man on the run in Africa aids a minister's daughter by helping lead a local tribe to their new homeland.
Style:
road movie, pastoral, comedy drama, sentimental, period piece ...
Plot:
con man, missionary, fish out of water, moral transformation, redemption, escape, leadership, exodus, jungle adventure, pursuit, man versus nature, wildlife ...
Time:
60s
Place:
africa, kenya, east africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
"Canaan Land" is a love story between Brother Billy Gantry, a charismatic con man, phone psychic, and preacher, who falls for Sister Sara Sunday, a sincere Christian.
Style:
independent film, dark comedy
Plot:
con man, preacher, social commentary, manipulation, faith healing, hypocrisy, moral ambiguity, christmas, fraud, character study, autobiography, satire ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
This drama tells the story of a con man, who gets involved with unexpected incidents, marries a police officer and somehow ends up running to become a member of the National Assembly.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female detective, politics, investigation, con man, con artists, deception, social problems, undercover, police, husband wife relationship, political satire, anti hero ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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