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House of Games
1987 · Film · 102 min
Directed by David Mamet
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
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Slightly OT, but House Of Games by David Mamet is a fantastic film that revolves around people playing confidence tricks on each other, and the film manages to play some pretty good confidence tricks on the viewer too. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093223/
For those interested in this sort of thing I offer for your consideration the film: House of Games
From IMDB:
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Warning: Many sites that talk about this film have spoilers. If you want to enjoy the film, don't read beyond what I have quoted above.
In the film "House of Games" the con-artist says that all cons start by trusting the mark, showing faith in them, and doing something for them.
I really enjoyed the film, and I learned something from it. The story told in this submission made me think of the film - no need to guess why.
The movie plot has very little to do with the spanish prisoner scam. A good movie anyway, probably Mamet's best after Glengarry Glenn Ross and House of Games.
Very true. David Mamet has written some of the best "conniving/cheating" films, for example The Spanish Prisoner and House of Games.