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Con Man

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
1.2K
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Con Man (2018)
The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.
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The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.The story of Barry Minkow, a young charismatic business man who becomes a wealthy CEO by lying, cheating and stealing his way to the top.

  • Director
    • Bruce McAlester
  • Writers
    • Bruce McAlester
    • Jonathan Meyers
  • Stars
    • Armand Assante
    • Justin Baldoni
    • Talia Shire
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bruce McAlester
    • Writers
      • Bruce McAlester
      • Jonathan Meyers
    • Stars
      • Armand Assante
      • Justin Baldoni
      • Talia Shire
    • 49User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Armand Assante
    Armand Assante
    • Jack Saxon
    Justin Baldoni
    Justin Baldoni
    • Barry Minkow
    Talia Shire
    Talia Shire
    • Carol Minkow
    Mark Hamill
    Mark Hamill
    • Robert Minkow
    Gianni Russo
    Gianni Russo
    • Derek Lewis
    Elisabeth Röhm
    Elisabeth Röhm
    • Lisa Minkow
    • (as Elisabeth Rohm)
    Michael Nouri
    Michael Nouri
    • Uncle Joe
    Barry Minkow
    • Barry Minkow
    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Peanut
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Agent Gamble
    Michael O'Hearn
    Michael O'Hearn
    • Mr. Green
    Blake Berris
    Blake Berris
    • Young Mike
    • (as Blake Barris)
    Kelly Noonan
    Kelly Noonan
    • Reporter #1
    Ragan Wallake
    • Aida
    Gavin Houston
    Gavin Houston
    • Hulking Jock
    Nicole Travolta
    Nicole Travolta
    • Gail Minkow
    Scott Patterson
    Scott Patterson
    • Older Mikey
    Bill Goldberg
    Bill Goldberg
    • Victor
    • Director
      • Bruce McAlester
    • Writers
      • Bruce McAlester
      • Jonathan Meyers
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    5Pro_Viewer

    What did I just watch?

    Wow, I feel I was conned into watching a horrible movie... I am a big fan of Ving Rhames and James Caan. Talia Shire, Gianni Russo and Mark Hamill are in it too and I think they were all conned. I hope they were paid for their work. This is something you would see as a TV movie. I'm sure the true story is good but this movie isn't. I'm giving 5 Stars only because of the actors in it, not for the content. Could have been maid so much better but I hear Barry Minkow took the money. I say watch it and keep an open mind but don't get conned into thinking Barry Minkow is reformed or a Hero of any kind!
    5iGlad

    I think Barry conned the studio

    There's no way this film cost $25m I think Barry put in some bogus receipts.
    phredator

    ZERO stars!

    While I have seen some dogs in my time, and it is difficult to compare one bad movie to another, I would argue that this is clearly the worst movie of this year and possibly the worst movie since the turn of the century. Tortured is how I would describe the dialogue and story. Throughout the production they attempt with the deftness of a Hippo to ineptly attempt to steal little bits from other movies (cup drop from Usual Suspects) each time to poor effect. The. Dialogue. Is. So. Stilted. This is supposed to be a "con" movie. A heist, a caper. It should be high energy, snappy. It is not. It is so very not snappy. And yet, I have to say that in a bizarre way, I was sort of entertained. The whole thing is so unbelievably bad, it's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I actually sat through the whole thing wondering every minute if it could get any worse and becoming shocked as it surpassed it's own mediocrity with every single scene as it continued it's spiral into oblivion. If you'd like to hate every single frame of a film for wasting your time and degrading your life, than this is the movie for you. I've given it zero stars, but I'd like to point out that my rating is absolute zero which would rate at -273 on the regular scale out of ten. Save yourself. Run away from this film.
    1unyan

    Oh dear

    The lead actor was 34 at the time of filming this dreadful film when his character is supposed to be16. Tells you all you need to know.
    4heretic369

    Charismatic?

    The movie about con-gangster Minkow, often mentions how charismatic he was and had to be to be succesful. But seeing him playing himself in the second half of the movie (a very strange effect imo), made me question this. He doesn´t come over as charismatic.. or anything special. On the other hand he seems to have talked quite some known names from Hollywood to be in this flick.. so maybe it is true after all.. or he just paid them well (what i think is the reason for his "success" anyway.. greed.

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    • Trivia
      Tom Hanks was interested in playing Barry Minkow (as adult), but Barry insisted on playing himself.
    • Goofs
      There are grammatical and spellings errors throughout the newspaper articles shown during the montage that begins 9 minutes in.
    • Soundtracks
      Slippery Slope
      (End Title)

      Written, Produced and Arranged by Michèle Vice-Maslin and Larry Treadwell

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Аферист
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Insomnia Media Group
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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
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