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The Con Is On

2018 · 95 min

A breezy, chaotic caper that coasts on star charisma and messy farce rather than suspense.

Directed by
James Oakley
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
And it won't be their last
Overview
In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.

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Directed by
James Oakley
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • greed
  • addiction
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
James Oakley
Written by
Alex Michaelides, James Oakley
Starring
Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Alice Eve, Parker Posey, Sofía Vergara, Maggie Q, Crispin Glover, Stephen Fry
Music
Charlie Klarsfeld, Zachary Seman
Cinematography
Joseph White
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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