Best Con Man Movies

Looking for the best con man movies? These 36 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Handmaiden 2016 ★ 8.2

The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 ★ 8.0

The Sting 1973 ★ 8.0

Catch Me If You Can 2002 ★ 8.0

Paper Moon 1973 ★ 7.9

The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 ★ 7.5

The Servant 1963 ★ 7.6

The Man Who Would Be King 1975 ★ 7.5

General Della Rovere 1959 ★ 7.5

Elmer Gantry 1960 ★ 7.3

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 ★ 7.1

The Music Man 1962 ★ 7.1

Matchstick Men 2003 ★ 7.0

The Tinder Swindler 2022 ★ 7.0

The Frighteners 1996 ★ 7.0

Dirty Ho 1979 ★ 7.3

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 ★ 7.0

Focus 2015 ★ 6.9

House of Games 1987 ★ 6.8

Ocean's Thirteen 2007 ★ 6.7

Bride of the Year 2026 ★ 7.0

The Rainmaker 1956 ★ 6.8

Carolina Caroline 2026 ★ 6.8

Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971 ★ 6.6