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Con Man

2018 · 100 min

A slick, cautionary rise-and-fall tale that keeps you watching the con unfold with uneasy fascination.

Directed by
Bruce Caulk
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
America's most creative criminal.
Overview
The story of Barry Minkow, a young and charismatic figure in business who reaches CEO status by lying and scheming his way to the top.

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Directed by
Bruce Caulk
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • deception
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Bruce Caulk
Written by
Bruce Caulk, Jonathan Meyers
Starring
Armand Assante, Justin Baldoni, Talia Shire, Mark Hamill, Gianni Russo, Elisabeth Röhm, Michael Nouri, Ving Rhames
Music
Peter Golub
Cinematography
Dino Parks
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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