Movies about scams

Movies about scams
List of the best films about scams according to visitors: Arkansas, The Best Offer, Nightlife, Number One, Twist, Schemers, No Sudden Move, The Banker, I Care a Lot, Buffaloed.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA

Kyle and Swin live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog, whom they've never met. But when a deal goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryItaly
Duration02:11

Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryGermany

Milo works as a bartender in Berlin and one night gets to know his dream woman Sunny through a series of coincidences. The two meet for a date, but the perfect romantic evening so far.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy
CountryRussia

Artyom, a young adventurer, meets Felix - the once legendary art thief, who was called "Number One". The "Old School" and the newcomer decide to crank up the scam of the century - to steal one of the most expensive paintings of our time - "N 1" by Mark Rothko from the gallery owned by the ex-wife of Felix and her new husband. By chance, Artem meets Marina and falls in love with her. And she turns out to be an investigator and really wants to catch Felix red-handed.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genreaction, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom

A Dicken’s classic brought thrillingly up to date in the teeming heartland of modern London, where a group of street smart young hustlers plan the heist of the century for the ultimate payday.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, crime, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom

Set in late-1970's Dundee, Schemers is based on writer-producer David McLean’s early years in the music business. After a run in with a local gangster, a fledgling promoter and his two friends raise their ambitions to booking major bands in order to escape their debt.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA

A group of criminals are brought together under mysterious circumstances and have to work together to uncover what's really going on when their simple job goes completely sideways.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA

In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, comedy, crime
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

Set in the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, comedy, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

Markimdb: 3.7
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:03

A mall security guard -- and former federal agent -- crosses paths with a drug kingpin's enforcer after he saves a woman from danger.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
CountryUSA, France
Duration02:25

One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA

Motivations are suspect, and expectations are turned chaos, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration02:16

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
Duration03:21

    Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A brother and sister con-artist duo find themselves scamming a grieving billionaire by convincing him they can introduce him to God, face-to-face.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, drama, short
    CountryUSA

    Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out.

    Markimdb: 2.2
    Genreaction, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    A courageous boy battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration03:02

    An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:32

    Based on Gordon Korman's book 'Swindle,' this movie is about a boy named Griffin who finds a valuable multi-million dollar baseball card. After accidentally selling the card for a million dollar loss, he enlists the help of his best friend Ben and his colleagues to regain the baseball card.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:34

    Retirement at last! Middle-aged and divorced, company owner Richard Jones is looking forward to a worry-free existence as he arrives at his office on his last day of work. Much to his dismay, he discovers that the management buyout of his company was fraudulent. The company is now bankrupt and the employee pension fund — including his own — has been embezzled. Enlisting the help of his ex-wife Kate, Richard sets out to track down the shady businessman behind the fraud...

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA

    A professional thief with $40 million in debt and his family's life on the line must commit one final heist - rob a futuristic airborne casino filled with the world's most dangerous criminals.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:29

    Spies force two British con men (Michael Caine, Roger Moore) to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    A pair of debt collectors are thrust into an explosively dangerous situation, chasing down various lowlifes while also evading a vengeful kingpin.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA, China
    Duration02:31

    Trying to reverse a family curse, brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan set out to execute an elaborate robbery during the legendary Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, crime
    CountryFrance, Belgium
    Duration01:01

    In danger of losing his business, Anthony Roca, an ordinary man, develops a scam that will become the heist of the century. Overtaken by the crime, he will have to deal with betrayal, murder and settling.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

    Frances Austen, whose well-appointed apartment overlooks a park in Vancouver, one cold day, observes a rain-soaked young man on a park bench whom she assumes is homeless. Hoping to repress her loneliness, Frances invites ‘the boy’ inside her home to get warm and ends up encouraging him to stay. The young man accepts her every hospitality—food, clothes, profuse conversation, and a room of his own. Little does she realize that her guest is not the person he appears to be. Nor, for that matter, is Frances the woman that she appears to be.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:29

    An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, military
    CountryFrance, Canada
    Duration01:46

    In November 1918, a few days before the Armistice, when Lieutenant Pradelle orders a senseless attack, he causes a useless disaster; but his outrageous act also binds the lives of two soldiers who have nothing more in common than the battlefield: Édouard saves Albert, although at a high cost. They become companions in misfortune who will attempt to survive in a changing world. Pradelle, in his own way, does the same.

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    Genrecomedy
    CountryRussia

    Arsen from the seaside Dagomys dreamed of becoming a plastic surgeon since childhood. His dream almost came true - he got a job in a Moscow plastic surgery clinic... as an administrator. Arsen did not have a medical education, but he was good at earning money by passing off Chinese implants for Swiss ones or selling a place in a queue to patients. Everything was seized from him, until the "fresh tuning" of the next star of show business exploded right on board the plane! Together with fake implants, Arsen's career was scattered to shreds - he was forced to flee from Moscow to his native Sochi. Where, in what he is sure, his rich experience will allow him to open his own clinic and make this world a better place! Well, or at least more.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryCzech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
    Duration01:40

    In the 1980s, Anna, a Czech sprinter, starts training for the Olympics. After she collapses during training, she learns she is being given steroids and decides to stop using them until her mother helps the coaches give them to her.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryChina
    Duration01:50

    Li Xuelian, a woman from the countryside is falsely accused by her husband of having an affair. To defend herself, Li moves from her small town to the big city until she reached the capital.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and desires a different life. Written by Jeff Hole

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, crime
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Canada, USA
    Duration02:12

    A compulsive gambler plans the heist of his life - a priceless collection of art from the world-class Casino Riviera in Monte Carlo.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, comedy, crime, music
    CountryIndia
    Duration03:00

    Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryCanada

    A young thief with a history of grand theft auto becomes an informant and helps police bring down a criminal enterprise involved in the smuggling of hundreds of exotic super cars.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryGermany
    Duration02:53

    Mr. Müller is not satisfied with his new work at the Goethe-Gesamtschule. The early getting up and correcting exams annoy him. Director Gerster wants to improve the image of the Goethe-Gesamtschule because she wants to be a symbol of the new company. To achieve this, she wants to take away the partnership from the Schillergymnasium with a Thai school. So, Mr. Müller, Mrs. Schnabelstedt and the 10b must go on a school trip to Thailand.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountryIndia
    Duration02:43

    Learning of a fortune in gold being secretly shipped to Romania, master thieves Charlie and Riya assemble a crack team to steal it.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration02:15

    A gang of South Korean thieves team up with a Hong Kong crew to steal a diamond necklace from a heavily-guarded casino safe in Macau. As the cops close in, old betrayals — and misunderstandings — resurface.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:30

    How, thanks to what's known as the "Butterfly theory" (a random series of unlinked events), can a young woman and a young man meet?

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryItaly

    Frenetic in its pacing and with miniscule character development, this trite slapstick farce stars three Italian comics - Paolo Villaggio, Lino Banfi, and Massimo Boldi as the idiot-nephews of a wealthy invalid (Enrico Maria Salerno). The uncle's plan is to teach the trio how to successfully steal for a living but the plan does not have a chance against their exaggerated ineptitude.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance

    Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a sentence that isn't embellished or an outright lie. His life goal is to make enough money to build a sea wall to protect Mont-Saint-Michel. Charlotte, a parole officer, shows up: she's young and seems taken in by Victor. He discovers she lives above the Senlus Museum, where her parents are the curators. With two pals he decides to steal a priceless El Greco triptych and then ransom it back to the cultural ministry. What will Charlotte do when she realizes he's used her to make a fortune?

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryRussia

    1980, the whole country follows the events of the Moscow Olympics. Vova Rubinstein alone, on the sly, disguises himself as Soviet pop stars and tries to get rich by arranging fake concerts. At one of these concerts, he is exposed by the KGB and recruited as an undercover agent. Now, in order not to go to jail, Vova must fulfill a responsible mission - to find a deadly chemical developed in a secret laboratory on the black market. Vova will have to plunge headlong into the abyss of the spy passions of Moscow in the 80s: to find a chemical, to prevent the undermining of the Olympic Bear, to experience Brezhnev's passionate kiss, and to meet the love of his life ... And all this is in the image of the currency prostitute Louise Karpovna Rubinstein.




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