Fresh
Matchstick Men never really casts off its cloak of artificiality and calculation; its pleasures are minor, however distracting they may be.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Matchstick Men
Lie. Cheat. Steal. Rinse. Repeat.
2003 · 1h 56m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Ridley Scott
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Matchstick Men
Overview
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Director and cast
- Ridley Scott Director
- Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller
- Sam Rockwell as Frank Mercer
- Alison Lohman as Angela
- Bruce Altman as Dr. Klein
- Bruce McGill as Chuck Frechette
- Jenny O'Hara as Mrs. Schaffer
- Steve Eastin as Mr. Schaffer
- Beth Grant as Laundry Lady
- Sheila Kelley as Kathy
- Fran Kranz as Slacker Boyfriend
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
82%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Ridley Scott lets us enjoy the satisfying clicks and whirrs of the well-oiled celluloid con trick, while leaving plenty of head room for Cage to twitch and fret in.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
A thoroughly absorbing hour and 56 minutes of entertainment.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
Matchstick Men is really two movies brilliantly spliced into one, each enriching the other.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
It's a blah little exploitation picture that thinks it's a deep humanist parable.
David Edelstein, Slate
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