---
title: 'The Grifters (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Frears'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-grifters-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099703/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Grifters (1990)

1990 · 110 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. The film follows a lifelong con artist (Huston) who reunites with her estranged son (Cusack) and, along with his girlfriend (Bening), becomes embroiled in a complex web of criminal activity. The screenplay by Donald E. Westlake was adapted from Jim Thompson's 1963 novel.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese), [Robert A. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-a-harris)
- **Director:** [Stephen Frears](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-frears)
- **Screenplay:** [Donald E. Westlake](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-e-westlake)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elmer Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Editor:** [Mick Audsley](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-audsley)

## Cast

- [Jon Gries](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-gries)
- [Stephen Tobolowsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-tobolowsky)
- [Pat Hingle](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-hingle)
- [Richard Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-holden)
- [Eddie Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-jones)
- [Steve Buscemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-buscemi)
- [Sandy Baron](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandy-baron)
- [Micole Mercurio](https://cinepixo.com/people/micole-mercurio)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)
- [Jeff Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-perry)
- [J. T. Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-t-walsh)
- [Frances Bay](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-bay)
- [Annette Bening](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-bening)
- [Jeremy Piven](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-piven)
- [Gregory Sporleder](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-sporleder)

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