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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988 · 110 min

A breezy, witty con-artist comedy full of elegant twists and playful one-upmanship that keeps you grinning.

Tagline: Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Light, satirical, cynical and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, class, betrayal, greed
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
class
betrayal
greed
identity
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild