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Old 11-26-2009, 07:31 PM   #1
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What are some good books or movies about con artists?

I'm a huge fan of The Brothers Bloom and Catch Me if You Can, so I've decided I'm a con-artist-o-phile.

What would I enjoy reading or watching?
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:34 PM   #2
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Another Day in Paradise, by Eddie Little, I think. There was a lousy movie of it, but the book is great.
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:36 PM   #3
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Re: What are some good books or movies about con artists?

Matchstick Men is bloody brilliant. It's just... see it.
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:36 PM   #4
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Re: What are some good books or movies about con artists?

House of Games directed by David Mamet. The Spanish Prisoner is also very good.

The Grifters.

The Killing directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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Old 11-26-2009, 07:42 PM   #5
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Re: What are some good books or movies about con artists?

Also, Heist by Mamet!
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:45 PM   #6
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Re: What are some good books or movies about con artists?

Our very own board-member connection to the USA network, the series White Collar!
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:58 PM   #7
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American Gods.
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Old 11-26-2009, 07:59 PM   #8
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Catch Me if You Can
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Old 11-26-2009, 08:04 PM   #9
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Old 11-26-2009, 08:08 PM   #10
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