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The Grifters
1990
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 89, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
Details
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Writer
- Donald E. Westlake
- Based on
- a work by Jim Thompson
- Studio
- Cineplex-Odeon Films
- Released
- 8 August 1990
- Country
- Canada, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $13.4M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 13 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 21 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 1990 | Best Feature | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1990 | Best Female Lead | Anjelica Huston | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Donald E. Westlake | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Supporting Actress | Annette Bening | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Director | Stephen Frears | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Donald E. Westlake | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Feature | Winner | |
| Best Female Lead | Anjelica Huston | Winner |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Frears | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Donald E. Westlake | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Annette Bening | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Donald E. Westlake | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Annette Bening | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture | Donald E. Westlake | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Newcomer of the Year | Annette Bening | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stephen Frears | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Annette Bening | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Juliet Taylor | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Annette Bening | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |