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Con Man

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CON MAN explores the remarkable life of James Arthur Hogue, a brilliant imposter who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.

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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Moss' film is interesting only because Hogue is interesting, and Con Man does nothing extra to dig deeper. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 11, 2006 Full Review Norm Schrager Filmcritic.com Moss doesn't train the focus on Hogue long enough, just teasing viewers with a bit of the power that could have been Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 23, 2006 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews You'll watch Con Man with wide-eyed amazement from start to finish. Rated: 3/4 Mar 12, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member While promising, it seems that Jesse Moss did little more than scratch the surface of the story - and perhaps that is because a "con" who has gone to one school on an assumed name - and then goes to Princeton with the same name is just not interesting enough for a movie. Years from now, when he turns up running Citibank, then make a movie. Until then, skip this for so many more interesting ways to spend an hour and 33 minutes. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting stuff. You never get a clear idea of what makes this guy tick though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis CON MAN explores the remarkable life of James Arthur Hogue, a brilliant imposter who embraced the American art of self-invention, fabricated a spectacular series of fictional identities for himself, and successfully conned his way into Princeton University.
Director
Jesse Moss
Producer
Jesse Moss
Screenwriter
David Samuels, Jesse Moss
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Runtime
53m