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Uma Thurman and Tim Roth scam their way through LA with zero chill and even less planning.
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Audience Score
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The Con Is On (2018)

messy funchaotic energyglamorous disaster

Overview

ComedyCrime

In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.

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Content warning
los angeles, californiagamblingmobstercrime comedyjewel theft

Standout Aspects

Acting

Parker Posey unhinged is worth the ticket alone.

Costume

Uma's wig collection deserves its own credit.

Writing

Dialogue so sharp it almost masks the plot holes.

Best for:Streaming: Friday night when you want zero brain activity.·Friends: Group chat will roast this endlessly — in a good way.·Background: Fold laundry, look up whenever Maggie Q appears.
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Director

James Oakley

ReleasedMay 4, 2018
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Budget$13M
Lionsgate
Buffalo 8

Top Cast

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Harriet Fox

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Peter Fox

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Jackie

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Gina

Sofía Vergara

Sofía Vergara

Vivien

Maggie Q

Maggie Q

Irina Solokov

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Gabriel Anderson

Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry

Sidney

Melissa Sue Anderson

Melissa Sue Anderson

Guest Two

Wilmer Calderon

Wilmer Calderon

Vlad

Carly Steel

Carly Steel

Journalist (as Carly Steele)

Sharon Maughan

Sharon Maughan

Lady Victoria

Susan Traylor

Susan Traylor

Diane St. Cliare

Ashley Williams

Ashley Williams

Daniel Franzese

Daniel Franzese

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This sat on a shelf for two years before its quiet release — Thurman and Roth shot it between bigger projects in 2015.

Insight

The film tries to capture 90s crime-comedy energy but arrived when that genre was already being parodied to death.

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