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- DirectorGlenn FicarraJohn RequaStarsWill SmithMargot RobbieRodrigo SantoroIn the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.
- DirectorJez ButterworthStarsNicole KidmanVincent CasselBen ChaplinA thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsLinda FiorentinoPeter BergBill PullmanA devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.
- DirectorChris EigemanStarsFamke JanssenJaymie DornanRip TornA pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsKevin BaconNeve CampbellMatt DillonA police detective uncovers a conspiracy behind a case involving a high-school guidance counselor when accusations of rape are made against him by two female students.
- DirectorMarcel LangeneggerStarsHugh JackmanEwan McGregorMichelle WilliamsAn accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter BlokRobert de HoogSallie HarmsenDuring his 50th birthday party thrown by his wife, Remco's life takes a turn for the worse: His business partners are scheming behind his back to sell him out, and his former mistress shows up pregnant.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsMichael DouglasDemi MooreDonald SutherlandA computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
- DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsAudrey TautouGad ElmalehMarie-Christine AdamJean, a shy waiter who works at a high-end hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by the beautiful and intriguing fortune hunter Irene.
- DirectorTodd RobinsonStarsJohn TravoltaSalma HayekJared LetoBased on the true story, two homicide detectives track Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who lured their victims through the personals.
- DirectorLeonard KastleDonald VolkmanStarsShirley StolerTony Lo BiancoMary Jane HigbyAn obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRegina OrozcoDaniel Giménez CachoSherlynThe life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.
- DirectorFabrice du WelzStarsLola DueñasLaurent LucasHéléna NoguerraFervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsJeroen KrabbéRenée SoutendijkThom HoffmanA man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom.
- DirectorPreston SturgesStarsBarbara StanwyckHenry FondaCharles CoburnA trio of classy card sharks targets a socially awkward brewery heir, until one of them falls in love with him.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael DouglasDeborah Kara UngerSean PennAfter a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.
- DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsIsabelle HuppertMichel SerraultFrançois CluzetBetty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
- DirectorCharles CrichtonJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin KlineIn London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
- DirectorJames F. RobinsonStarsBrendan FraserJoanna GoingLou RawlsWhen artist and street performer Fletcher (Brendan Fraser) thinks con-artist Roz (Joanna Going) is the woman he has seen in a vision, he has no idea she sees him as her next victim.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsSteve MartinBen GazzaraCampbell ScottAn employee who develops a lucrative secret process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.
- DirectorDavid MirkinStarsSigourney WeaverJennifer Love HewittGene HackmanA mother and daughter con team seduce and scam wealthy men.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsGene HackmanRebecca PidgeonDanny DeVitoA career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.
- DirectorMarc MundenStarsChristina RicciJohn SimmKyle MacLachlanA librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears, he travels down to London to search for her, only to discover that she has three identities, dancer, dominatrix, and con woman. But which one is the real Miranda?
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsEdward BurnsDustin HoffmanRachel WeiszJake Vig is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss and his enforcer.
- DirectorRebecca JohnsonStarsJessica SulaLucien LaviscountNtonga MwanzaIn Brixton, London, 15-year-old Layla gets sucked into gang activity.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsKaridja TouréAssa SyllaLindsay KaramohA girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
- DirectorRuss MeyerStarsTura SatanaHajiLori WilliamsThree go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. After learning he's hiding a sum of cash around, the women start scheming on him.
- DirectorHerschell Gordon LewisStarsBetty ConnellNancy Lee NobleChristie WagnerAn all-female motorcycle gang, called 'The Maneaters' hold motorcycle races, as well as terrorize the residents of a small Florida town, and clash off against an all-male rival gang of hot-riders.
- DirectorRobert F. SlatzerStarsRoss HagenDee DuffySharyn KinzieThe brother and fiancee of a dead policeman infiltrate a female-led biker gang to uncover his murderer.
- DirectorJack HillStarsRobbie LeeJoanne NailMonica GayleThe leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
- DirectorRoger MelvinStarsPatrice FisherOmar GoodingJe'Caryous JohnsonCaleb Peterson has it all-a great job, plenty of money, and a fine fiancée in former model Paisley Terrell. They're all set to get married just as soon as she signs a prenuptial agreement, but there's just one problem..."Paisley don't do pre-nups!" As war wages and trusts start to crumble, it turns into a battle of the sexes.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsBarbara StanwyckGeorge BrentDonald CookA young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
- DirectorClarence BrownStarsJoan CrawfordClark GableWallace FordAn ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but he's interested in her as a mistress, not a wife.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsWilla FordPatrick Ryan AndersonRichard HerdA biopic depicting the tragic life of Playmate and television personality Anna Nicole Smith, whose life ended abruptly from a fatal drug overdose.
- DirectorRobert AngeloStarsEric Scott WoodsTricia Lee PascoeKarl BuryMichael hires Charlene through an escort agency to pretend to be his girlfriend at his class reunion. She turns out to be the life of the party, and even convinces his old schoolmate Brandon to give him a great job. Now he owes her.
- DirectorJack BernhardStarsRobert PaigeLeslie BrooksRuss VincentA society reporter keeps herself in the headlines by marrying a series of wealthy men, all of whom die under mysterious circumstances.
- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsGinger RogersWalter ConnollyVerree TeasdaleFeeling unwanted by his wife and children, a wealthy industrialist hires an unemployed young woman to pose as his mistress.
- DirectorRex BromfieldStarsValri BromfieldStephen E. MillerDeanne HenryNurse and con artist Belle Haimes (Valri Bromfield) lives with her dull-witted husband Rex Haimes (Stephen E. Miller) in the Hart Mansion in British Columbia. There she cares for the invalid, 103 year-old Slim Hart, aka Pappy, (Joe Austin) and his wife, Minnie (Enid Saunders) who is in a coma. Waking up from a sleep, Belle is not enthusiastic about returning to her job and overhears the night nurse (Leslie Jones) reading a postcard from the Hart's two twin boys, Martin Hart (Eric Christmas) and Art Hart (Ted Stidder) that they will be returning home soon. Belle plots the death of old Mrs. Hart and the kidnapping of Old Pappy but things don't go quite according to plan.
- DirectorDon WeinerStarsAnna AgatkaKate BarnettAlycia BennA high-stakes "till-death-us-do-part" Dating Game, but with better prizes. The bride got a $35,000 engagement ring, a free Caribbean cruise honeymoon and an Isuzu Trooper. Total estimated value: $100,000. The groom didn't get quite as much, but it wasn't supposed to matter because he was a millionaire.
- DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsGail RussellClaire TrevorAnn DvorakA semi-trifle with Adolphe Menjou as a department store floorwalker who is persuaded by four husband-seeking salesgirls---two-bordering-on-three of which were well beyond the "girl" stage---to pose as their father in a Long Island mansion which they lease in order to gain access to eligible young men of means. The Greeks had a word for them, and they called them Golddiggers over at Warners. Flighty Bille Burke posed as their mother, and Adolphe Menjou got to display his soup-and-fish wardrobe only still worn by him and retired Prussian diplomats The exploitation for the film made special note of the presence of pianist Eugene List, who had gained international publicity by playing for the Big Three---Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin---at their Potsdam Conference.
- DirectorBernard B. RayStarsByron FoulgerConstance BergenBetty RoadmanWilbur Crane is a meek, mild-mannered bookkeeper who no longer finds his wife Martha attractive and looks for a fling among the fast crowd. First-class gold-digger Dorothy and her business-manager friend Danny oblige him. Through camera angles, "art" photos, some semi-nudity, special camera-effects (by Ray Mercer), off-screen voices, and strange interludes in Wilbur's mind, long-time poverty-row B-western director Bernard B. Ray embarks on the exploitation trail.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsAdolphe MenjouMinna GombellArthur PiersonA middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided by her ever-present shrewish friend.They marry but the man soon regrets his rash move when she's constantly bored and looking for dancing and excitement, leaving him feel his age. He conspires with a loyal friend to find a suitable man she might run away with so he can divorce her.
- CreatorCris AbregoMark CroninStarsMegan HausermanRob LockeRyan JenkinsMegan gets show to become trophy wife to avoid working hard to earn what she wants.
- DirectorPeter CrystalMark HendersonStarsPatsy KensitHollie CapperDanica ThrallDocumentary about women who get whatever they want from men - from life's luxuries to their gas bill paid - in a phenomenon known as 'rinsing'.
- DirectorLucas PeltonenStarsNadine BrambillaSean GulletteJake RobardsTwo groups of siblings separately decide to heist their father's house when they find out that he married a gold digger.
- DirectorWilliam CampbellHarry WilliamsStarsChester ConklinShorty HamiltonLouella MaxamA man on his way to his friend's wedding discovers that the bride is actually a golddigger after his friend's money. He determines to break up the wedding.
- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsRichard DixEsther RalstonEdmund BreeseBill Dana, a New York City playboy, can resist the flaming flapper and red-hot mamas along the Great White Way, so he decides to head out west to his uncle's ranch in Wind River, Texas. But the gold-diggers and their relatives follow him.
- StarsMarie CahillThe rich uncle of "Hopeful John" objects to Betty's sister Mabel's upcoming marriage to his nephew, as he considers the family--especially Betty--to be lazy gold-diggers. Betty bets him that she can make $1000 in 30 days. If she can't then Mabel won't marry his nephew, but if she does then he has to give his consent to the marriage. The uncle takes the bet, not knowing that Betty has a plan up her sleeve to not only win the bet but to make the uncle pay her the $1000 she is supposed to make.
- DirectorGary PreislerStarsWill FriedleChris OwenLouise LasserA pair of losers marry two elderly sisters, thinking they'll inherit their fortune and Beverly Hills estate.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsDick PowellAdolphe MenjouGloria StuartRomantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsDick PowellJoan BlondellGlenda FarrellWhen two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they can't fund an elderly stage producer's production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producer's life.
- DirectorGuillaume CanetStarsFrançois CluzetMarie-Josée CrozeAndré DussollierAn accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letting on?
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsKseniya RappoportMichele PlacidoClaudia GeriniHaunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
- DirectorGiuseppe TornatoreStarsGeoffrey RushJim SturgessSylvia HoeksVirgil Oldman, a wealthy art auctioneer, takes the help of a young artificer, Robert, to understand and woo Claire Ibbetson, a young heiress, who hires him to auction off an antique collection.
- DirectorChristopher FrankStarsThierry LhermitteMaruschka DetmersNadia FarèsSuccessful Julien sees his family off on holiday and at once becomes drawn into a risky relationship with Angela, whom he spies outside the cafe opposite his office. When he later finds she is to become his son's new nanny he rightly starts to worry there is more to the relationship than he bargained for.
- DirectorÉric BesnardStarsJean DujardinJean RenoValeria GolinoAfter his brother is killed, Cash allies with a famous thief to pull of the biggest robbery in history.
- DirectorBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsBen StillerMichelle MonaghanMalin AkermanA newly wed man who believes he's just gotten hitched to the perfect woman encounters another lady on his honeymoon.
- DirectorWayne KramerStarsWilliam H. MacyMaria BelloAlec BaldwinIn an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.
- DirectorRobert MulliganStarsTony CurtisKarl MaldenEdmond O'BrienFerdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsLauren BacallTony CurtisNatalie WoodA womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper LaurieAn up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPaul NewmanTom CruiseMary Elizabeth MastrantonioFast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsLindsay CrouseJoe MantegnaMike NussbaumA psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
- DirectorDavid MametStarsWilliam H. MacyDebra EisenstadtDiego PinedaWhen a student visits her professor to discuss how she failed his course, the discussion takes an awkward turn.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroSharon StoneJoe PesciIn Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
- DirectorChris AddisonStarsAnne HathawayRebel WilsonAlex SharpTwo con women - one low rent and the other high class - team up to take down the men who have wronged them.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsAnjelica HustonJohn CusackAnnette BeningA small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
- DirectorLorene ScafariaStarsConstance WuJennifer LopezJulia StilesInspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.