The Sting
The Sting

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Johnny Hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. Lonnegan demands satisfaction for the insult. After his partner, Luther, is killed, Hooker flees, and seeks the help of Henry Gondorff, one of Luther's contacts, who is a master of the long con. Hooker wants to use Gondorff's expertise to take Lonnegan for an enormous sum of money to even the score, since he admits he "doesn't know enough ab... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Sting:

Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Robert Shaw
Charles Durning
Ray Walston
Eileen Brennan

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Johnny Hooker, a small time grifter, unknowingly steals from Doyle Lonnegan, a big time crime boss, when he pulls a standard street con. Lonnegan demands satisfaction for the insult. After his partner, Luther, is killed, Hooker flees, and seeks the help of Henry Gondorff, one of Luther's contacts, who is a master of the long con. Hooker wants to use Gondorff's expertise to take Lonnegan for an enormous sum of money to even the score, since he admits he "doesn't know enough about killing to kill him." They devise a complicated scheme and amass a talented group of other con artists who want their share of the reparations. The stakes are high in this game, and our heroes must not only deal with Lonnegan's murderous tendencies, but also other side players who want a piece of the action. To win, Hooker and Gondorff will need all their skills...and a fair amount of confidence.

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7M Pictures - 10/10 by Kevin Carra brilliant piece of moviemaking that is extremely watchable and completely enjoyable, even almost 40 years after it was made
Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Kevin ThomasThe style here is so seductive and witty it's hard to pin down. It's like nothing else I've seen by Hill, and at times, it almost reminds me of Jacques Tati crossed with Robert Altman. It's good to get a crime movie more concerned with humor and character than with blood and gore; here's one, as we say, for the whole family.
Empire - 10/10 by William ThomasOne of those instances where everything good about Hollywood just fell into one place at the right time, it's almost impossible not to get swept up in the vivaciousness of The Sting as a whole. Magnificent, timeless stuff.
The Guardian - 10/10 by Andrew PulverThe Sting is the most purely enjoyable film in Oscar history – and that, I think, puts it in the most valuable American film-making tradition of all.
Total Film - 10/10 by Nathan DitumA masterfully smooth grift that's built on golden-age savvy but never feels like a rose-tinted throwback.
Daily Telegraph (UK) - 10/10 by Patrick SmithIn an age when films such as Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven are revered for their trickery, The Sting remains the definitive con artist comedy: as irresistible and ingenious as the scheme that hooks in Doyle.
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/10 by Roger EbertThe style here is so seductive and witty it's hard to pin down. It's like nothing else I've seen by Hill, and at times, it almost reminds me of Jacques Tati crossed with Robert Altman. It's good to get a crime movie more concerned with humor and character than with blood and gore; here's one, as we say, for the whole family.
ReelViews - 9/10 by James BerardinelliThe Sting represents one of the most popular, widely-loved films to win Best Picture in the last half-century and an example of grand entertainment.
IGN - 9/10 by Todd GilchristRedford offers just the right amounts of arrogance and innocence to make Hooker a believable hustler but half-hearted scoundrel.
Flick Filosopher - 9/10 by MaryAnn JohansonThis is just about as perfect as movies come.

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