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Released 23 years ago.
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Confidence
"It's not about the money. It's about the money."
2003 1h 37m EN
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6.3
MID
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68%
FRESH
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59
METACRITIC
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6.6
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 497🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 36,301
ActionComedyThrillerCrimeMystery
Synopsis
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What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
“It's not about the money. It's about the money.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Edward Burns
Jake Vig
Rachel Weisz
Lily
Andy Garcia
Gunther Butan
Paul Giamatti
Gordo
Morris Chestnut
Travis
Dustin Hoffman
Winston King
Luis Guzmán
Manzano
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Whitworth
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Foley
- Writers
- Doug Jung
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, Germany, United States of America
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Foley, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stuart Levy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Edward Burns and Rachel Weisz and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's not about the money. It's about the money.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0310910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Foley directs. Juan Ruiz Anchía behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Stuart Levy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Canada, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2International production across 3 countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America.
- 3Directed by James Foley, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Stuart Levy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Edward Burns and Rachel Weisz and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "It's not about the money. It's about the money.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0310910 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Juan Ruiz Anchía
- Original score
- Christophe Beck
- Editing
- Stuart Levy
- Production design
- William Arnold
- Costume design
- Michele Michel
- Makeup / hair
- Carol Pershing
- VFX supervisor
- Mark Freund
- Sound
- Ron Bartlett
- Stunt coordinator
- Chuck Borden
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $23,014,206
- Return
- 153% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 68% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 59/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.6/10 · 36,301 votes
- MPAA
- R
Also by
James Foley
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- Abro★ 6/10
Confidence is a cute movie that won't subvert or rise above your genre expectations. I think this movie could have been really great if it had simply done more. the twists should have been twistier. The sex could be sexier. The quips could be quippier. The Style could have been... stylier? Its biggest failing is that the stakes aren't high and even if they were you don't care about the characters. You know they'll succeed, no ones gonna die and they'll happily explain how they did it to the audience and drive away grinning in a convertible but not into the sunset. its a noir film they just drive off into the night. But it doesn't disappoint. This sort of thing is hard to do well and i always appreciate the effort. just don't expect too much, its film by the numbers crime/grifter movie edition.
- Andre Gonzales★ 6/10
A bunch of con artists try to pull one over on to many people. You try to con the mob then your in trouble.
Production companies
Who made it
- IG
Ignite Entertainment
US
Lionsgate
US
- CI
Cinerenta
DE
Key crew
- Executive ProducerScott Bernstein
- Executive ProducerEberhard Kayser
- Executive ProducerEric Kopeloff
- Executive ProducerMarco Mehlitz
- ProducerMichael Ohoven
- ProducerMichael Paseornek
- EditorStuart Levy
- Co-ProducerJohn Sacchi
- Stunt CoordinatorChuck Borden
- Stunt DriverMichael R. Thayer
- Stunt DriverJoe Skorpen
- Stunt DriverDennis Madalone
- Stunt DriverCole S. McKay
- Stunt DoubleDyanna Lynn
- Stunt DoublePatrick J. Statham
- Stunt DoubleMike Massa
- Stunt DoubleRay Siegle
- Stunt DoubleTony Todd
- Second Assistant DirectorCarla Rose Ponzio
- First Assistant DirectorMaximillian D. Day
- Unit Production ManagerEric Kopeloff
- Production SupervisorRobert Ortiz
- Music SupervisorJoel C. High
- Assistant Art DirectorSue Chan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- grifter
- con
- big con
- con game
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2003-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical2003-04-25R
Also known as
International titles
- Confidence - O Golpe PerfeitoBR
- 偷天奇谋CN
- Confidence – Coup in L.A.DE
