Which film is a crime drama about a con artist, forced to choose sides between his corrupt mom and girlfriend?

The 1990 American neo-noir crime thriller film "The Grifters" is a drama about a con artist who is forced to choose sides between his corrupt scam artist mom and his girlfriend. It is a film that was directed by Stephen Frears and produced by Martin Scorsese, Robert A. Harris, and Jim Painten. The film's screenplay was written by Donald E. Westlake, based on Jim Thompson's 1963 novel of the same name. The main stars are John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening. They are supported by Pat Hingle, Henry Jones, Gailard Sartain, J.T. Walsh, and Charles Napier.

Film production was managed by Cineplex Odeon Films, cinematography by Oliver Stapleton, editing by Mick Audsley, and music by Elmer Bernstein. The film was released in December 1990 (USA) and distributed by Miramax Films.

"The Grifters" concerns a hard-as-nails Lily Dillon (Huston) who works as a swindler for dangerous bookie Bobo (Hingle). He is probably the only man she fears. Arriving in Los Angeles, California on sleazy business, Lily looks up her son, Roy (Cusack), a small-time con artist content with paltry sleight-of-hand cheats. Roy's girlfriend, Myra (Bening), looks like an All-American type but is a grifter looking to pull off a truly big time con. The convergence of the three hustlers inevitably means trouble for all of them.

This film is one that received positive reviews from critics and was a true success at the box office.