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Sharper

Play trailer 2:11 Poster for Sharper R Released Feb 10, 2023 1h 56m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Motivations are suspected and expectations are turned upside down, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires.
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Although it never comes close to the classic capers it seeks to emulate, Sharper is just sleek and clever enough to pass the time.

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Linda Marric The Jewish Chronicle While Sharper’s genius resides in its ability to successfully outwit its audience, at no point does it feel laboured or in the least predictable. Rated: 4/5 Mar 3, 2023 Full Review Anna Smith metro.co.uk Moore is tremendous; other performances vary perhaps a little more than they are meant to... Rated: 3/5 Feb 25, 2023 Full Review Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) A fun watch with friends and family or a solo evening’s light diversion, the kind you replay the next day in your head to see how it all fits together. Rated: 3/4 Feb 22, 2023 Full Review William Stottor The Indiependent Sharper doesn’t fizzle out—far from it—but its conclusion ultimately feels indicative of the film as a whole: slick, clever, well-executed, but just a little too safe. Rated: 3/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Tamma Moksha The Hindu Told from multiple points of view, the low-brow twists and non-linear narrative in this tale of deceit and manipulation — with the rules changing every few minutes — leave us disappointed. Jun 11, 2024 Full Review Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope The movie ends with a very satisfying conclusion. The fact that it is so satisfying more than makes up for the fact that the story's resolution is not very believable. Rated: B Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sabrina M Absolutely amazing! The entire cast rocked it. The way the movie went back and forth was so interesting. Kept you on your toes the entire time. Sebastian goes between devilishly charming to bratty and he does both so well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Chris M Even though I could figure out the eventual plot, it was still done very well. I loved how they went backwards with the plot lines of each of the first 3 characters. This was a great way to present it that was different. There were times the movie moved a slowly, but those were brief. Well worth watching even though avid movie watchers can probably guess the ending climax. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/28/25 Full Review Orr W Best movie I watched in a few years Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Kim P The plot was not original and neither was the twist but there are only so many "long cons" that can be pulled and even less that can be successfully converted to film. My rating is lower than I would normally had given because the acting was wooden, unconvincing and thoroughly disappointing. The cast "phoned it in" and the director allowed (inspired?) the half-assed performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review ssoonview K I was fooled in the end by the movie as well. In a story where professional con artists deceive and get deceived, I too was completely tricked by the ending. It’s a thriller about cons that I definitely recommend. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review William B Decent enough movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Motivations are suspected and expectations are turned upside down, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires.
Director
Benjamin Caron
Producer
Erik Feig, Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Julianne Moore, Jessica Switch, Alessandro Tanaka
Screenwriter
Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
Distributor
Apple Original Films / A24
Production Co
A24, Apple Original Films, Picturestart
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2023
Runtime
1h 56m
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