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Heartbreakers (2001)

Heartbreakers poster
Directed by
David Mirkin
Genre
comedy film, romantic comedy
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 1,000 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother-daughter pair of con artists swindle wealthy men by seducing them and then getting them to pay for a divorce. Their partnership gets complicated when the daughter falls for a young man she meets during a con.

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What happens

Heartbreakers is a 2001 American romantic crime comedy film directed by David Mirkin and written by Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, and Stephen Mazur. The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee, and Gene Hackman. It marks the last onscreen film appearance of Anne Bancroft before her death in June 2005. Heartbreakers received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed over $57 million. Weaver was nominated for a Satellite Award for her performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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