Con artists navigate a darkly comic world of Jersey power brokers and the Mafia, driven by a wild FBI agent.
Pulpy and intimate, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on true events.
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Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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