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71% Critic Match
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
“Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.”
7.1 / 10• 1988• 1h 50m•PG• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.
Cast & Crew
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Lead
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Ian McDiarmid
Arthur
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Reed
Meagen Fay
Lady from Oklahoma
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Oz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
