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1) The sting
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two con men set out to avenge the death of a mutual friend in 1930s Chicago. They swindle a powerful crime lord, pitting brain against brawn and pistol.
4) The tourist
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise, an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Neurotic con man Roy suffers from several emotional problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. He and his partner Frank swindle people out of money. Frank wants to pull a really big job, but Roy is too consumed with fear and panic attacks to join him. Only cigarettes and his trusty illegal prescription drugs seem to keep him going. When Roy finds himself in desperate need of more pills, he is forced to see legitimate psychotherapist Dr. Klein....
7) The hustle
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive Brit who defrauds gullible wealthy men. Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece, so they combine talents for their next mark: a naive tech billionaire.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 138 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle is the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Carmine Polito is the passionate, volatile,...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2001, c1988
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 card with scene selections index.
Language
English
Description
Comedy filmed on the Riviera, it's the story of two con men who compete to see who can extract $50,000 from a woman first. The victim is a naive American heiress, and the competition between the two men, one a suave and sophisticated Englishman and the other a bumbling but appealing American, heats up!
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow the adventures of a gang of five expert con-artists let loose on the streets of London. They are specialists in liberating cash from the amoral and undeserving.
11) Revolver
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jake Green is a grifter who vows revenge against Macha, the ferocious crime boss who sent him to prison. After taking Macha down in a game of chance, Macha puts out a hit on Jake. Caught between a gun and a hard place, Jake finds himself protected by two vicious loan sharks who make him an offer he can't refuse.
Publisher
Porchlight Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A conman must suddenly become a family man, complete with a wife and kids, before he can inherit his uncle's fortune. Can a dog, two kids, and a nanny help one man unwrap the true meaning of Christmas?
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (345 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Strapped for cash after a spell in Las Vegas, the expert tricksters are confronted by some risky situations. They devise and execute more devious schemes to replenish their coffers by depriving some nasty characters of their ill-gotten gains.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (193 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Addams family: Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester.
Addams family values: A comical Gothic horror-movie-type family tries to rescue their beloved uncle from his gold-digging new love.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (354 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"How would you execute a con? Cover all the angles and leave nothing to chance or rely on charm alone? Let the experts show you how it's done. The con is back on with the complete second season of Hustle."--Container.
16) House of games
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman psychiatrist, trying to help a patient whose life has been threatened, is drawn into the dangerous but provocative underworld of a smooth-talking con man.
17) Rushlights
Publisher
distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Billy and Sarah are two delinquent young lovers from the suburbs of Los Angeles, traveling to a small Texas town to falsely claim a dead friend's inheritance. The two teens, haunted by their own dubious pasts while pursuing their scam, wind up in a nightmare of greed and betrayal when confronted with the twisted and bizarre underworld of Tremo, TX - population 2870.
18) Runner runner
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Princeton graduate student, Richie, believes he has been tricked online by a fellow gambler. He travels to Costa Rica to meet Ivan Block, an online gambling tycoon. When the FBI tries to pressure Richie to help bring down Block, Richie faces his biggest gamble ever.
19) The samaritan
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After 25 years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion: Ethan, the son of his former partner, has come up with an ingenious plan for a score and he wants Foley in. The harder Foley tries to escape his past, the tighter he is ensnared in Ethan's web of secrets, until it becomes all too clear to...
20) Traveller
Publisher
Evergreen Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Travellers are modern-day gypsies who travel through the rural South swindling unsuspecting victims. Two Travellers fall under the spell of an outlaw gypsy and become involved with a brilliant but deadly new scam that will put their lives in danger.
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