Half a Sinner (1934)
THE "DEACON" LEARNS THAT FOUR ACES WILL WIN ANYTHING!
ジャンル : ドラマ
上映時間 : 1時間 10分
演出 : Kurt Neumann
シノプシス
A con man poses as a hillbilly preacher.
高校生のフランクは尊敬する父が母と離婚すると聞き、ショックで衝動的に家を飛び出してしまう。そして、生活のため偽造小切手の詐欺を始めるようになる。最初はなかなかうまくいかなかったが、大手航空会社のパイロットに成りすますと誰もがもののみごとに騙された。これに味をしめたフランクは小切手の偽造を繰り返し巨額の資金を手に入れるのだったが…。
Steve Russell is a small-town cop. Bored with his bland lifestyle, Russell turns to fraud as a means of shaking things up. Before long, Russell's criminal antics have landed him behind bars, where he encounters the charismatic Phillip Morris. Smitten, Russell devotes his entire life to being with Morris regardless of the consequences.
1936年。シカゴの下町で、詐欺師の3人組が通り掛かりの男をヒッカケて金をだまし取る。しかし彼らが手にしたその金は、いつもとは段違いの思わぬ金額だった。悪い予感は的中。その金は、ニューヨークの大物ロネガンの手下が、賭博の上がりをシカゴへ届ける為の金だったのだ。怒った組織は、仲間の一人であるルーサーを殺害する……。
学歴や人脈もないまま、22歳でウォール街の投資銀行で働きだしたジョーダン・ベルフォート。巧みな話術で人々の心を瞬く間につかみ、斬新なアイデアを次々と繰り出しては業績を上げ、猛烈なスピードで成り上がっていく。そして26歳で証券会社を設立し、約49億円もの年収を得るまでに。富と名声を一気に手に入れ、ウォール街のウルフという異名で呼ばれるようになった彼は、浪費の限りを尽くして世間の話題を集めていく。しかし、その先には思いがけない転落が待ち受けていた。
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
超一流の詐欺師ニッキーは同業者たちを束ねる集団のボス。ある日、彼は高級ホテルのレストランで女性詐欺師のジェスと出会う。彼女はニッキーを騙そうとするが、逆に彼の詐欺のテクニックに魅了されてしまう。結果、ニッキーの詐欺一味に加わったジェスはめきめきと頭角を現わし、やがて彼の信頼を得るように。だが、最後の大きなヤマに勝った後、ニッキーは姿を消してしまう。数年後、2人は思わぬ形で再会する。
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can be the first to swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000.
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby clearing the way for Joel to have an affair with Cindy, an employee. But what Joel doesn't know is that Cindy is a sociopathic con artist, and a freak workplace accident clears the way for her to ruin Joel forever.
退屈な日々を送る理髪師に転機が訪れる。彼が思いついたちょっとした恐喝は、悪夢のような日々の始まりだった。
共作で数々の名作を世に送り出したアメリカのコーエン兄弟監督・脚本によるクライムサスペンス。2001年カンヌ国際映画祭最優秀監督賞、ナショナル・ボード・オブ・レビュー最優秀主演男優賞を受賞したほか、多数の賞を獲得した。原題は『The Man Who Wasn’t There』。
Con man Ray Elliot decides to leave crime behind to start a company that sells fake alibis to clients who have been unfaithful to their significant others. It seems that the streetwise Ray has found his calling, until he unexpectedly becomes a murder suspect in a case involving one of his most influential customers. Now, as the police and an assassin called "The Mormon" track Ray, he and his attractive assistant, Lola, must clear their own names.
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").
Needing a new partner capable of intricate cons, Richard Gaddis, recruits Rodrigo, a crook with a perfect poker face. The two plan a big-time scam: selling a fake Silver Certificate to currency collector William Hannigan. Rodrigo distrusts his new associate, but needs money to help out his ill father. The situation becomes more complicated when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister, Valerie, drawing another player into the game.
母はベテラン詐欺師、息子はおとなしそうだが実はケチ臭い詐欺師、そしてその息子の恋人はといえば、色仕掛けが得意なこれまた詐欺師。そんな3人の愛憎と運命とを描いたラヴ・サスペンス。
A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.
A 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.
George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to recognise George as a missing millionaire, Eddie wants to take advantage of the situation.
Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.
病的に潔癖症の詐欺師ロイとその相棒のフランクは、騙しのアーティストとして仕事に取り組む毎日。仕事に没頭するときロイはなぜか潔癖症を忘れ、本来の自分を取り戻し、その成果は上々だ。やがてロイとフランクは大金をせしめる大計画を始動した。カモは傲慢でウスノロな金持ち。コトをうまく運ぶにはもう一人の協力が必要だった。ひょんなことから再開したロイの娘アンジェラが二人の計画に協力することになる。しかし、運命の女神は甘くない。「完璧なシナリオ」の本領はここから加速度的に発揮されていく・・・!