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The Swindle

1991 · 90 min

A sleazy, low-rent caper that coasts on mullets and bad decisions, more amusing than gripping.

Tagline
Two L.A. hustlers' obsessive quest for sex and money.
Overview
Dude and Tom set up a marriage scam to fleece L.A. beauties. More mullets and silicone than you can imagine. In the end, old mentor Bill fleeces both of them

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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • greed
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jason Holt
Written by
Jason Holt
Starring
Robby West, Britt Houston, Bobby Tess, Elaina Dunn, Samantha Fong, Donna Thomas, Jasae, Gloria Pryor
Cinematography
Cynthia Webster
Runtime
90 min
Languages
English

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