Con Artist Crime movies

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Tense Claustrophobic Dry Witty Cynical

Overview

Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Moral ambiguity, Wealth and crime, Ransom dynamics, Marital infidelity

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Fast-paced

Overview

Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, they abduct rich businessman Victor Kershaw and convince him to sign over all his assets to them. But when Kershaw makes it out alive, authorities are reluctant to believe his story.

Themes

Scam via kidnapping, Greed via extortion, Weight lifting misused, Scam via leverage, Trust exploited by crime, Miami backdrop, Loyalty tested by crime

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Claustrophobic Brutal Dry Fast-paced Charged

Overview

Recently fired and facing eviction, a new dad has his life turned upside down when he meets a wealthy couple who offer a path to financial security... but at a price.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Moral compromise under pressure, Bets and dares as currency, Trust fraying among friends, Economic precarity via debt, Class vulnerability under spectacle

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Witty Gritty

Overview

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Pursuit and capture, Work-family tension, Identity uncertainty, Consequences of fraud, Improvised evasion

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Realistic Dry Restrained Measured Electric

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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 damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.

Themes

Auctioneer manipulation, Confidence game in art, Isolation and intimacy, Art world norms, Forgery and authenticity, Agoraphobia and enclosure

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Tense Whimsical Atmospheric Fast-paced Stylish

Overview

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.

Themes

Class inequality, Underground world, Prejudice across classes, Art as escape, Alliance across enmity, Civil unrest backdrop

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Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Dry Restrained

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In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.

Themes

Crime and consequence, Wealth as leverage, Community complicity and loyalty, Emotional abuse and dependency, Public adoration vs scrutiny, Legal strategy and venue change

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Realistic Tense Dynamic Dry Fast-paced

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An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop on the run for murder – the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Crime networks and justice, Ambition and independence, Risk and reward in dangerous work, Gendered entry into bounty work

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Claustrophobic Dry Fast-paced Stylish Energetic

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For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

Themes

Moral compromise under pressure, Abusive workplace dynamics, Workplace harassment, Illegal schemes and deception, Complicity under pressure, Power dynamics in employment

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Realistic Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Bleak

Overview

A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.

Themes

Online dating risk, Online predation and deception, Parental vigilance under strain, Digital harassment and doxxing, Teen trauma and recovery

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