Underplayed Gems

Matchstick Men (2003)

Matchstick Men poster
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Genre
drama film, heist film, comedy drama, crime film, black comedy film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2,006 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A con artist with obsessive compulsive disorder takes on a young partner. Their new scheme gets complicated when the man's teenage daughter shows up.

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What happens

Matchstick Men is a 2003 American black comedy crime film directed by Ridley Scott and based on Eric Garcia's 2002 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman. The film premiered on September 2, 2003, at the 60th Venice International Film Festival and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on September 12. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $65.6 million against its $62 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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