The Grifters (film)

The Grifters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byDonald E. Westlake
Based onThe Grifters
by Jim Thompson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byMick Audsley
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release dates
  • December 7, 1990 (1990-12-07) (US limited)
  • January 25, 1991 (1991-01-25) (US wide)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$13.4 million

The Grifters is a 1990 American neo-noir[1] crime thriller film directed by Stephen Frears, produced by Martin Scorsese, and starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening.[2] The screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's 1963 novel. The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and was declared one of the Top 10 films of 1990 by The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

  1. ^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5
  2. ^ "The Grifters". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 28, 2016.