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Confidence

2003 · 97 min

A slick, talky con thriller that keeps you leaning in to track who is fooling whom until the final reveal.

Tagline
It's not about the money. It's about the money.
Overview
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller, crime, mystery
Directed by
James Foley
Written by
Doug Jung
Starring
Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti, Morris Chestnut, Dustin Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Donal Logue
Music
Christophe Beck
Cinematography
Juan Ruiz Anchía
Runtime
97 min
Country
Canada, Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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