Movies like The Grifters
The Grifters (1990) is a crime movie directed by Stephen Frears. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Nightmare Alley (2021)
★ 6.9 · 3,516 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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2. Nine Queens (2000)
★ 7.8 · 867 votes · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".
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3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
★ 8.0 · 26,721 votes · Crime, Drama, Comedy
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.
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4. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
★ 8.0 · 17,711 votes · Drama, Crime
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 only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
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5. Focus (2015)
★ 6.9 · 8,463 votes · Romance, Comedy, Crime
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
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6. The Usual Suspects (1995)
★ 8.2 · 11,844 votes · Drama, Crime, Thriller
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
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7. The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
★ 7.5 · 1,837 votes · Crime, Drama
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
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8. Pulp Fiction (1994)
★ 8.5 · 31,085 votes · Thriller, Crime, Comedy
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
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9. Drive (2011)
★ 7.6 · 14,122 votes · Drama, Thriller, Crime
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
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10. The Big Lebowski (1998)
★ 7.8 · 12,647 votes · Comedy, Crime
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
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11. Nightcrawler (2014)
★ 7.7 · 12,158 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
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12. The Good Liar (2019)
★ 6.7 · 1,313 votes · Crime
Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.
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13. The Getaway (1972)
★ 7.1 · 701 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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14. The United States of Leland (2003)
★ 6.5 · 347 votes · Crime, Drama
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
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15. Marathon Man (1976)
★ 7.2 · 1,286 votes · Thriller, Crime, Drama
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
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16. Jackie Brown (1997)
★ 7.4 · 7,168 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.
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17. Carlito's Way (1993)
★ 7.8 · 3,622 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
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18. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
★ 7.0 · 3,637 votes · Drama, Crime
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
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19. Play Dirty (2025)
★ 6.6 · 730 votes · Crime, Action, Thriller
Expert thief Parker gets a shot at a major heist, but to pull it off he and his team must outsmart a South American dictator, the New York mob, and the world's richest man.
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