A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

The Producers

1967

English

7.5

♡ 21

Mel Brooks Director

Renée Taylor as Eva Braun

Estelle Winwood as Hold Me Touch Me

Dick Shawn as L.S.D. - Lorenzo St. DuBois

Mel Brooks as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler'

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom, plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

The Pest

1997

English

4.8

♡ 16

4%

Paul Miller Director

Jeffrey Jones as Gustav Shank

Tom McCleister as Leo

John Leguizamo as Pestario 'Pest' Vargas

Jorge Luis Abreu as Piercer

Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything to raise money and avoid severe injury or death, Vargas agrees to a very unusual job -- he will be transported to a remote island and hunted by Gustav Shank, a racist German executive. If he can survive a full day and night, Vargas gets $50,000 and will be set free. Is he wily enough to elude Shank?

The Golden Holiday

2020

Korean

5.4

♡ 9

Bong-han Kim Director

Mu-Young Hwang as

Christian Villete as

Fredie Abao as

Neil Ryan Sese as Boss

A laid-back countryside detective Byung-su takes his family to the Philippines for his 10th wedding anniversary. In fact, his hidden agenda is to track down his old friend Yong-bae who scammed him and got away a few years ago. In Manila, Byung-su finds Yong-bae in prison for murder, and hears about the case surrounding 'Yamashita’s Gold'. Swayed by a share of the Gold that Yong-bae offers, Byung-su suddenly becomes embroiled in the case.

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

English

5.6

♡ 70

7%

35%

Action

based on a true story

los angeles, california

murder

scam

Thriller

James Cox Director

Taron Egerton as Dean Karny

Rosanna Arquette as Mom Evans

Emma Roberts as Sydney Evans

Waleed Zuaiter as The Persian / Izzy's Dad

A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

Love Crimes

1992

English

4.3

♡ 11

Lizzie Borden Director

Sean Young as Dana Greenway

Ron Orbach as Det. Eugene Tully

Lonnie R. Smith Jr. as Man in Hotel Bar

James Read as Stanton Gray

An Atlanta prosecutor sets her own trap for a sex offender who poses as a famous photographer.

The Patent Scam

2017

English

7.5

♡ 4

86%

Austin Meyer Director

Raymond Niro as Self

Eric Rosebrock as Self

Kevin O'Connor as Self

Michael Skelps as Self

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: A world created for them by our own U. S. Patent system. You can be sued for clicking on a hyperlink, using your own scanner, or sharing your Wi-Fi! It sounds insane, but the reality is even crazier. Patent Trolls look for obvious ideas, patent them, and then sue anyone they claim is infringing on their idea. People's lives and businesses are being destroyed.. and they have no way out. “The Patent Scam” exposes the underbelly of this system, and the people that commit this practice.

Kiss or Kill

1997

English

6.3

♡ 6

84%

Bill Bennett Director

Andrew S. Gilbert as Detective Crean

Chris Haywood as Detective Hummer

Frances O'Connor as Nikki Davies

Max Cullen as Stan

Two lovers, Nikki and Al, have a scam in which Nikki allows herself to be picked up by older men, drugs them, and, with Al's help, robs them. After accidentally killing one of her victims with an overdose, Nikki and Al are on the run.

Queenpins

2021

English

6.4

♡ 64

48%

Aron Gaudet Director

Paul Rust as Albert Anderson

Kristen Bell as Connie

Annie Mumolo as Crystal

James Moses Black as Defense Attorney

Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and receiving an apology along with dozens of freebies, the duo hatch an illegal coupon club scheme that scams millions from mega-corporations and delivers deals to legions of fellow coupon clippers. On the trail to total coupon dominance, a hapless Loss Prevention Officer from the local supermarket chain joins forces with a determined U.S. Postal Inspector in hot pursuit of these newly minted “Queenpins” of pink collar crime.

Disconnect: The Wedding Planner

2022

French

4.1

♡ 1

50%

David 'Tosh' Gitonga Director

Wale Ojo as

Patricia Kihoro as

Justin Mirichii as

Tope Tedela as

After falling victim to a scam, a desperate man races the clock as he attempts to plan a luxurious destination wedding for an important investor.

We Are the Nobles

2013

Spanish

7.3

♡ 6

88%

Gary Alazraki Director

Karla Souza as Bárbara Noble

Gonzalo Vega as Germán Noble

Luis Gerardo Méndez as Javi Noble

Gary Alazraki as Santiago

Tells the "riches to rags" story of the Nobles, three upper-class twenty-somethings that appear to have no limits to their checkbooks, and no direction in their lives. Until one day, their father tries to teach them a lesson by staging a financial scandal that forces the whole family to escape to an old house in the poor side of town, and leads the "kids" to do what they haven't done before: get jobs.

Tin Men

1987

English

6.6

♡ 7

82%

Barry Levinson Director

Richard Dreyfuss as BB

Seymour Cassel as Cheese

Deirdre O'Connell as Nellie

Danny DeVito as Tilley

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Palmetto

1998

English

6.1

♡ 11

40%

30%

based on novel or book

Volker Schlöndorff Director

Michael Rapaport as Donnelly

Woody Harrelson as Harry Barber

Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. Donnelly / Rhea Malroux

Gina Gershon as Nina

After spending two years in prison, framed for accepting a bribe, former newspaper reporter Harry Barber is released, bitter and disillusioned. Feeling like he were owed something for his loss of time, he proceeds to get himself involved in a simple kidnapping plot which turns out to be more complex than he imagined.

Carry on Loving

1970

English

5.9

♡ 5

50%

Gerald Thomas Director

Joan Sims as Esme Crowfoot

Norman Chappell as Mr. Thrush

Philip Stone as Robinson

Peter Butterworth as Sinister Client

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called 'The Wit to Woo'. The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches—and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble.

Speedway Junky

1999

English

6.0

♡ 6

29%

Nickolas Perry Director

Taryn Manning as Girl in Car

Bill Farmer as Sports Announcer #2

Milo Ventimiglia as Travis

Daryl Hannah as Veronica

A naive drifter runs away from his army father in hopes of making it on the car racing circuit. In Las Vegas, he meets a young scam artist, who develops a crush on him. He is then introduced to a whole gang led by a young hustler. The racer-to-be then gets a lesson in the wild side, getting involved in one situation after another.

Hot Stuff

1979

English

6.2

♡ 4

75%

receiving of stolen goods

scam

Thriller

Dom DeLuise Director

Michael DeLuise as Boy with Fish

Richard Davalos as Charles

Raymond Forchion as Holdup Man #1

Suzanne Pleshette as Louise Webster

When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.

Kajillionaire

2020

English

6.4

♡ 39

90%

los angeles, california

scam

woman director

Miranda July Director

Betsy Baker as Baggage Clerk

Zachary Barton as Cashier

Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Jenny

Kim Estes as Victor

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

Lords of Scam

6.3

Guillaume Nicloux Director

This documentary traces the rise and crash of scammers who conned the EU carbon quota system and pocketed millions before turning on one another.

The Grandson

2021

Hungarian

6.9

♡ 3

Kristóf Deák Director

Barnabás Tóth as College

László Keszég as Doctor

Debreczeni András Debi as Manager

Lajos Ottó Horváth as Szimonidesz

Rudi, a polite and quiet office hand, shares a special bond with his elderly grandpa. When Grandpa falls victim to a uniquely heartless phone scam that breaks his spirit and his health, Rudi decides he’s not going to let the petty criminals get away with it. But in order to get close to them, he needs to step far out of his comfort zone and turn into a different person. With a band of grey-haired allies on his side, he might just get to the scammers before it’s too late…

Squeak-squeak

1963

French

6.5

♡ 4

62%

Jean Girault Director

Christian Marin as Charles

Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier

Philippe Nicaud as Simon Guilbaud

Léonard Monestier owns a large fortune, alas his wife Cynthia made a bad investment in a worthless oil concession. Far from letting this get him down, Léonard decides to find a sucker to buy this concession from him. Right on cue appears Antoine Brévin, a befuddled billionaire who is very interested in Léonard's beautiful daughter Patricia and would do anything to win her hand...

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The Wizard of Lies

The Producers

The Pest

The Golden Holiday

Billionaire Boys Club

Love Crimes

The Patent Scam

Kiss or Kill

Queenpins

Disconnect: The Wedding Planner

We Are the Nobles

Tin Men

Palmetto

Carry on Loving

Speedway Junky

Hot Stuff

Kajillionaire

Lords of Scam

The Grandson

Squeak-squeak