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Seven Times Lucky (2004)

You only con the ones you love.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Gary Yates

Synopsis

An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.

Actors

Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak
Harlan
Liane Balaban
Liane Balaban
Fiona
Jonas Chernick
Jonas Chernick
Sonny
James Tolkan
James Tolkan
Dutch
Aleks Paunovic
Aleks Paunovic
Sacco

Crews

Gary Yates
Gary Yates
Director
Gary Yates
Gary Yates
Writer

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