キーワード Con Man

学歴や人脈もないまま、22歳でウォール街の投資銀行で働きだしたジョーダン・ベルフォート。巧みな話術で人々の心を瞬く間につかみ、斬新なアイデアを次々と繰り出しては業績を上げ、猛烈なスピードで成り上がっていく。そして26歳で証券会社を設立し、約49億円もの年収を得るまでに。富と名声を一気に手に入れ、ウォール街のウルフという異名で呼ばれるようになった彼は、浪費の限りを尽くして世間の話題を集めていく。しかし、その先には思いがけない転落が待ち受けていた。

日本の統治下にあった1930年代の韓国。詐欺師たちの集団の手で育てられた少女スッキ は、伯爵の呼び名を持つ詐欺師 から美しい富豪令嬢・秀子 のメイドという仕事をあてがわれる。スラム街から彼女とそのおじが暮らす豪邸に移ったスッキだが、伯爵は彼女の助けを得て秀子との財産目当ての結婚をしようと企んでいた。結婚した後に秀子を精神病院に送り込んで財産を奪う計画を進める伯爵だが……。

高校生のフランクは尊敬する父が母と離婚すると聞き、ショックで衝動的に家を飛び出してしまう。そして、生活のため偽造小切手の詐欺を始めるようになる。最初はなかなかうまくいかなかったが、大手航空会社のパイロットに成りすますと誰もがもののみごとに騙された。これに味をしめたフランクは小切手の偽造を繰り返し巨額の資金を手に入れるのだったが…。

1936年。シカゴの下町で、詐欺師の3人組が通り掛かりの男をヒッカケて金をだまし取る。しかし彼らが手にしたその金は、いつもとは段違いの思わぬ金額だった。悪い予感は的中。その金は、ニューヨークの大物ロネガンの手下が、賭博の上がりをシカゴへ届ける為の金だったのだ。怒った組織は、仲間の一人であるルーサーを殺害する……。

超一流の詐欺師ニッキーは同業者たちを束ねる集団のボス。ある日、彼は高級ホテルのレストランで女性詐欺師のジェスと出会う。彼女はニッキーを騙そうとするが、逆に彼の詐欺のテクニックに魅了されてしまう。結果、ニッキーの詐欺一味に加わったジェスはめきめきと頭角を現わし、やがて彼の信頼を得るように。だが、最後の大きなヤマに勝った後、ニッキーは姿を消してしまう。数年後、2人は思わぬ形で再会する。

ルーベンが悪名高いウィリー・バンクに裏切られ、そのショックで心筋梗塞で倒れたと聞き、ダニー・オーシャンは急遽ラスベガスへやってくる。 裏稼業からは足を洗っていたオーシャンだったが、バンクの経営するカジノホテル“バンク”への報復計画を練り上げ、また、ルーベンが倒れたと聞いて同じくやってきた仲間たちと共に、カジノ強盗計画を遂行する。 オーシャンたちは数ヵ月後にあるホテル“バンク”のプレオープンを狙う計画だが、高性能セキュリティコンピュータ“グレコ”などの最新鋭セキュリティが計画を阻む。さらに、予期していない問題が起こり始め、ついには仇敵、テリー・ベネディクトに協力を求める。

聖書を売り付けて小金を稼ぐ詐欺師のモーゼが、亡くなった知り合いの娘アディと出会う。彼は嫌々ながら彼女を親戚の家まで送り届ける事になったが、ペテンの相棒としてアディと旅を続けるうち、モーゼは父親めいた愛情を感じていく……。モノクロの映像が30年代の雰囲気を巧みに伝える、心温まるロード・ムービー。

退屈な日々を送る理髪師に転機が訪れる。彼が思いついたちょっとした恐喝は、悪夢のような日々の始まりだった。 共作で数々の名作を世に送り出したアメリカのコーエン兄弟監督・脚本によるクライムサスペンス。2001年カンヌ国際映画祭最優秀監督賞、ナショナル・ボード・オブ・レビュー最優秀主演男優賞を受賞したほか、多数の賞を獲得した。原題は『The Man Who Wasn’t There』。

名人の詐欺師とその日暮らしの詐欺師が、美貌の有閑マダムから5万ドルを巻き上げるため、意地を賭け腕を競い合う。恋も絡み、女から金をかすめ取ろうとするが、女性のほうが一枚上手で……。

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.

An ex-con becomes the traveling partner of a conman who turns out to be one of the older gods trying to recruit troops to battle the upstart deities. Based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel.

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who work as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation. It was broadcast on the CBS network for three seasons between September 9, 1975 and August 20, 1978, bumping the Hawaii Five-O detective series to Friday nights.

Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of a program with a true series finale, in which the underlying premise of the series reaches a natural conclusion with its final episode.

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

Strong and successful Alice Martin is a fraud investigator who's about to be the victim of fraud by her fiancé. Between her cases, she is determined to find him before it ruins her career.

A family of crooks assume the identity of an upper-middle-class suburban clan in the Deep South.

A darkly comedic look at the world of Los Angeles storefront psychics and the organized crime syndicate that runs them. Former magician Charlie Haverford oversees a number of fortune telling parlors on behalf of his violent and domineering Romani kingpin boss, until a blow to the head jars him into a new mindset, making him question everything he has ever believed.

Goode Behavior is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996 on UPN. The series was cancelled after its first season, airing its last episode on May 19, 1997, for a total of 23 episodes.

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.

A mermaid from the Joseon period ends up in present-day Seoul, where she crosses paths with a swindler who may have ties to someone from her past.

Clark and Ross Edwards are brothers and partners in a unique agency committed to solving clients’ problems using the hard science of psychological manipulation. Clark is a former professor and a world-renowned expert in the field of human behavior. He has a checkered history due to bipolar disorder, which sometimes results in quirky, manic episodes. His older brother Ross is a slick con man who spent time in prison. Each in their own way knows what makes people tick. Drawing from the most cutting edge research in psychology, they can a tailor a plan to influence any situation. It’s a little bit science, a little bit con artistry plus a smattering of Jedi mind tricks. The brothers, along with their team of master manipulators are offering clients an alternative to fate.

A night of passion leads to love between con man Charlie and undercover CIA officer Emma, who are unknowingly on a collision course professionally. While Charlie ramps up the ‘family business’ so he can get out for good, Emma’s closing in on the vengeful criminal who holds Charlie’s family debts in-hand — forcing them to reckon with the lies they’ve told so they can save themselves and their families from disastrous consequences.

P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American telephone.