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The Sting
hen a mutual friend is killed by a mob boss, two con men, one experienced and one young try to get even by pulling off the big con on the mob boss...
10 October 1927, Ferndale, Michigan, USA
19 April 1918, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
8 September 1911, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 February 1910, Senatobia, Mississippi, USA
9 October 1916, Robinson, Illinois, USA
23 October 1932, Lorain, Ohio, USA
10 December 1923, Schenectady, New York, USA
11 September 1936, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
11 April 1914, East Orange, New Jersey, USA
December 10, 1914 in Staten Island, New York, USA
21 November 1938, California, USA
September 11, 1919 in Essex, England, UK
1 April 1938, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
June 12, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA
6 November 1906, New Jersey, USA
28 February 1923, Highland Falls, New York, USA
31 October 1941, New York City, New York, USA
30 May 1934, New York City, New York, USA
18 June 1910, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
18 December 1922, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 10, 1937 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
18 November 1931, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 August 1928, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
February 12, 2014
The sting itself is as audacious as it is elaborate, but the real pleasure comes from the chemistry between the two leads, the lovingly created 1930s settings and Marvin Hamlisch's inspired reworking of Scott Joplin's music.February 20, 2013
A masterfully smooth grift that's built on golden-age savvy but never feels like a rose-tinted throwback.January 01, 2015
The Sting remains the definitive con artist comedy: as irresistible and ingenious as the scheme that hooks in Doyle.March 03, 2013
A perfectly calibrated machine designed to be as entertaining as possible in as many ways as possible.December 13, 2006
Top-notch entertainment.November 16, 2014
Redford and Newman provide the real sting.February 27, 2015
As for Newman and Redford, they have developed a form of instant communication. Words are not as important as they way they look at each other. Call it as snow job or call it acting, it is very pleasing to watch.June 24, 2006
The film ends up relying on different chapter headings to explain what's going on, but it's all very professional, with fine attention to period detail.May 09, 2005
The film is so good-natured, so obviously aware of everything it's up to, even its own picturesque frauds, that I opt to go along with it.February 19, 2008
Extremely handsome production values and a great supporting cast round out the virtues.October 01, 2008
Newman and Redford pass a few facial expressions between them and try to cool each other out. If there ever was much of a script, it can be said to have gone to waste.