Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-09-12
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, ImageMovers, Scott Free Productions, Rickshaw Productions, LivePlanet
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
- Tim Kelleher as Bishop
- Nigel Gibbs as Holt
Crew
- Ridley Scott - Director
- Nicholas Griffin - Screenplay
- Ted Griffin - Screenplay
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