Confidence

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Confidence

R

Released Apr 25, 2003

1h 38m

Crime

Drama

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In this glossy neo-noir caper, expert grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) inadvertently crosses volatile crime boss the King (Dustin Hoffman) and, to make it right, he must agree to con banker Morgan Price (Robert Forster). He assembles his team, including Lily (Rachel Weisz) and Gordo (Paul Giamatti), but things get complicated fast with the arrival of Special Agent Gunther Butan (Andy Garcia), who has been tracking Jake for years. As the con goes down, Jake can't say who's double crossing whom.

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Critics Consensus

While it may not be the best con in town, the movie still manages to entertain with its colorful cast.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Con man meets the mob. Violent, grown-up tale.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

There are maybe two scenes in the movie where I didn't think all of Burns' lesser qualities were in evidence, and as a character that appears in almost every scene to only have two where I didn't dislike him heavily, that's a bad thing.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 17, 2004

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Dustin Hoffman steals the film.

Rated: B

Feb 7, 2020

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Mark Steyn

The Spectator

It's the obsession with style that kills this movie. Not that having an obsession with it is the same as having it.

Feb 3, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A lazy, paint-by-numbers thriller...

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 18, 2016

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Audience Member

I didn’t care for it despite the colorful cast

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/25/23

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Kyle M

While it's an ordinary crime film with a deft hand as the filmmaker wants to pull of the unexpected complicating turns that builds up with a twisted hidden agenda (akin to practicing an underdog story's capable score), it's the beneficially well-casted players that signifies the picture with their captivating charm functioning dynamically. Structurally sound, anyone could pull off the given prompt aside from the inspired direction under contributing fun by genre practice expressing one's skills, the committed performative energy is the uniqueness behind its independence's defined experience, with Dustin Hoffman's corruption being the particularity that brought the film under the watchlist radar, resulting it as worthwhile despite mixed similarities derived from other cinematic hits. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Michael S

I love a good conman caper, but this falls way short because of the script. Didn't like the narration. Didn't like the fact that the narrator is speaking after his death (or is he?). Didn't like all the cutesy nicknames ("The King," "Tommy Suits"). Didn't like the forced banter. Didn't like the underuse of the great Robert Forster. And all of the ultimate switcheroos were sadly predictable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Andre G

A bunch of con artists try to pull one over on to many people. You try to con the mob then your in trouble.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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wayne d

This was a very entertaining and interesting movie about a look inside the confidence game. The psychological techniques used to gain peoples trust are very enlightening and interesting. Dustin Hoffman is great as a pervy racketeer/businessman. Ed Byrnes and the rest of the cast play their parts well also. The plot holds your interest and the ending surprises you. Even after you know what happens I found it worth seeing again.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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zazoo909 c

"Confidence" is a light, stylish caper -- a smarter, funnier, "Oceans Eleven" -- with clever twists and charming characters in Ed Burns, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffmann and Andy Garcia. Burns moves with such wry wit and sheer cool -- while still compellingly warm -- that my one regret is "Confidence" is the closest he's ever come to getting the honest-to-God badass noir role he deserves.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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James Foley

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Synopsis

In this glossy neo-noir caper, expert grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) inadvertently crosses volatile crime boss the King (Dustin Hoffman) and, to make it right, he must agree to con banker Morgan Price (Robert Forster). He assembles his team, including Lily (Rachel Weisz) and Gordo (Paul Giamatti), but things get complicated fast with the arrival of Special Agent Gunther Butan (Andy Garcia), who has been tracking Jake for years. As the con goes down, Jake can't say who's double crossing whom.

Director: James Foley
Producer: Marc Butan, Michael Paseornek, Michael Burns, Michael Ohoven
Screenwriter: Doug Jung
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lions Gate Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 25, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 15, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.2M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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