Con Artist Crime movies

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Tense Dynamic Bleak Dry Clinical

Overview

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.

Themes

Family strain under crime, Fraud and accountability, Financial deception and collapse, Public trust under deception, Regulatory scrutiny and consequences, Losses and restitution dynamics

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Clinical Fast-paced

Overview

Ray is a fledgling entrepreneur who specializes in high-end simulated abductions. He jumps at the chance when a mysterious client contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end. But the job isn't all that it seems.

Themes

Family loyalty under strain, Financial desperation, Deception and performance, Consent and coercion, Risk and boundary testing, Power dynamics in business

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Tense Claustrophobic Procedural Fast-paced Stylish

Overview

Lynn, a brilliant student, after helping her friends to get the grades they need, develops the idea of starting a much bigger exam-cheating business.

Themes

Risk and improvisation, Deception and consequences, Academic pressure, Desire for privilege, Ethical boundaries in education, Peer manipulation and trust

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Realistic Procedural Dry Clinical Intense

Overview

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.

Themes

Money laundering ethics, Embezzlement awareness, Accountant morality under pressure, Numbers as leverage, Forensic accountant pressure, Brother relationship tension

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Oppressive

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Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Deception and betrayal, Bureaucratic complicity, Illicit arms trade, Corruption in procurement, American exceptionalism

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Immersive Tense Intimate Atmospheric Fast-paced

Overview

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.

Themes

Deception and trust, Loyalty versus ambition, Misdirection and manipulation, Emotional risk in crime, Romance and vulnerability in crime

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Claustrophobic Dry Deliberate Stylish Intense

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Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loss of autonomy, Mind control ethics, Deprogramming coercion, Voyeuristic tension, Split self concept, Financial coercion

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Dry Fast-paced Stylish Satirical Edgy

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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.

Themes

Risk and self-destruction, Wealth as performance, Deception and market manipulation, Ethics of money and power, Fame as addictive lure, Rise and fall dynamics

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Tense Dry Fast-paced Witty Satirical

Overview

A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Political corruption, Social mobility through crime, Alliances under pressure, Financial fraud

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Tense Claustrophobic Brutal Procedural Clinical

Overview

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.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Gambling debt, Corrupt policing, Power versus vulnerability, Experimentation and control, Underground crime networks

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