Confidence trick (television and movies)

Confidence trick (television and movies)

This is a list of fictional portrayals of confidence tricks found in television and the movies.

Contents

1940s

1950s

  • Racket Squad (1951–1953) – TV series in the style of Dragnet with all episodes focused on confidence crimes.
  • The Rainmaker (1956) – directed by Joseph Anthony; the main character, Bill Starbuck (Burt Lancaster), is a con artist.
  • Witness for the Prosecution (1957) – directed by Billy Wilder

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

  • Boiler Room (2000) – directed by Ben Younger. Giovanni Ribisi plays entry-level investment broker working in a boiler room operation as part of a microcap stock fraud, with Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel.
  • The Road to El Dorado (2000) – an animated film about two Spanish con men named Miguel and Tulio who discover a secret map that leads to the lost City of Gold, El Dorado.
  • Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) (2000) – directed by Fabián Bielinsky; tells the story of two con artists who meet by chance and decide to cooperate in a scam; remade as Criminal (2004)
  • The Prime Gig (2000) – directed by Gregory Mosher; Pendelton "Penny" Wise (Vince Vaughn) is a con artist
  • Birthday Girl (2001) – directed by Jez Butterworth; the main character, John Buckingham (Ben Chaplin), is a victim of a scam based on the con
  • Heist (2001) – directed by David Mamet; the plot is based on a confidence game
  • Heartbreakers (2001 film) – directed by David Mirkin; Max (Sigourney Weaver) and Page Conners (Jennifer Love Hewitt) are a mother-daughter con artist team
  • Ocean's Eleven (2001) (remake of the 1960 film by Lewis Milestone) and sequels Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007) – directed by Steven Soderbergh; films about con artists and the con
  • The Score (2001) – directed by Frank Oz; the main characters try to con one another
  • Catch Me If You Can (2002) – directed by Steven Spielberg; story about a real-life con artist and impostor Frank Abagnale
  • The Wire (TV series) (2002) – created by David Simon; Isiah Whitlock plays a corrupt Maryland State Senator named Clay Davis who illegally collects money from Baltimore City drug dealers after conning them to believe their money is being invested. Drug dealer Stringer Bell played by Idris Elba doesn't realize the Senator is conning him until his lawyer claims that he has been "rain made" by Davis' confidence scheme.
  • Monk (2002-2009) - created by Andy Breckman - has several episodes that involve con tricks. One episode, "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night", features a rather unique example of the paranoia scam.
  • Confidence (2003) – directed by James Foley; a group of con artists attempt to rip off a corrupt bank president House of Payne - Miranda Lucas Payne
  • Matchstick Men (2003) – directed by Ridley Scott; the main characters are con artists
  • Shade (2003) – directed by Damian Nieman; story about poker hustlers who try to con other players
  • Hustle (2004–present) – a BBC series about a team of con artists
  • Criminal (2004) – directed by Gregory Jacobs; about a team of con artists
  • Lost (2004), TV series, two characters, James "Sawyer" Ford and Anthony Cooper, are both con-artists.
  • A Con (2005) – created by a con artist Skyler Stone, who reveals the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes
  • Revolver (2005) – directed by Guy Ritchie; one of the main characters, Jake Green (Jason Statham), is a con artist, and the premise of the film is a con
  • Bluffmaster (2005) – directed by Rohan Sippy; the main character, Roy, is a professional conman
  • Colour Me Kubrick (2006) – directed by Brian W. Cook; based on a true story of Alan Conway, who posed as director Stanley Kubrick
  • Lucky Number Slevin (2006) – directed by Paul McGuigan; main character, Slevin Kelevra (Josh Hartnett) performs an elaborate con as a revenge
  • The Real Hustle (2006–present) – BBC series; actors playing a team of ex-grifters explain the secrets of the con to the public
  • Kurosagi (2006) – Japanese drama that reflects on the art of different cons and swindling methods.Starring Yamashita Tomohisa
  • Viva Pinata (2007) Features a character "The Bonboon" who is constantly pulling tricks on pinatas to get candy.
  • Believe (2007) – directed by Loki Mulholland; a mockumentary about multi-level marketing
  • The Riches (2007) – FX series about a nomadic, drifter family
  • Liar Game (2007) – Japanese drama which is about an honest college student, receives 100 million yen (about $1,000,000) one day, along with a card saying that she has been chosen to participate in the "Liar Game". In order to win the game, she must trick other players.
  • Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) – film based on the TV series of the same name; the villains of the film are Internet scammers
  • Burn Notice (2007–present) – USA Network series; an ex covert operative works as a freelance spy, with his jobs often taking the form of a con.
  • Leverage (2008–present) – TNT series; a group of criminals led by a former insurance investigator pull off sophisticated cons against other criminals to help others
  • The Brothers Bloom (2009) – Two con artist brothers work to con an eccentric woman.
  • White Collar (2009–present) – USA Network series; an art forger is pulled from federal prison to assist the FBI in solving white collar crimes.

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