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The Sting

The Sting

8.0/ 10

TMDB Rating

2,922

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1973

Release Year

129 min

Runtime

Comedy
Crime
Drama

Overview

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.

Keywords

bet
chicago, illinois
repayment
horse race
con man
mafia boss
heist
caper
ragtime
off track betting
sting operation
alley
1930s
mischievous
cautionary

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Reviews(3)

9.3avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

September 9, 2019

10
10/10

Not only does it sting, it floats like a butterfly as well. Academy Award Winner Best Picture, Academy Award Winner Best Director-George Roy Hill, Academy Award Winner Best Screenplay-David S. Ward, Academy Award Winner Best Editing-William Reynolds, Academy Award Winner Best Song Score-Marvin Ha

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

May 27, 2023

8
8/10

Say what you like about the undoubted chemistry between Paul Newman ("Henry") and Robert Redford ("Johnny") this film belongs to a superb effort from the understated but hugely entertaining Robert Shaw. He's the hard-nosed gangster "Lonnegan" who gets (anonymously) fleeced by a "Johnny" who quickly

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

September 4, 2023

10
10/10

**It is imperative to rediscover this magnificent film.** There are many films about con artists and confidence games (Ocean’s Eleven and its two or three sequels, for example), but I had never seen one that was so good-natured and in which the main characters were so likable. It's a light, famil

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