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The best series about scammers and scams: a list

Series about scammers are usually in high demand, because they drag the audience into a fascinating world of adventure, where the main characters every day walk on the razor's edge, provoking cunning fraud. What are the many serial films on this topic especially removed directors?

The most interesting Soviet series about scammers

Soviet cinema is one of the best in the world. However, serials about scammers in the USSR were not made to be removed because of ideological considerations. And yet the directors managed to avoid censorship and to covertly cover the theme of the cheerful life of swindlers:

  1. "12 chairs" of Mark Zakharov. The story of the "great combinator" Ostap Bender has long become a classic not only of fiction, but also of cinema. In 1976, the legendary director Mark Zakharov released on the screens four-screen adaptation of the novel by Ilf and Petrov, the main roles in which went to Andrei Mironov and Anatoly Papanov.
  2. "The meeting place can not be changed" Stanislav Govorukhin. The crime drama with Vladimir Vysotsky speaks mainly about the work of the MUR and about the activities of organized crime. But still a lot of screen time is given to the description of life and such colorful people as Manka the Bond, the thief in the law Ruchechnik and others.
  3. "The Treasure Island" by Vladimir Vorobyov. The Soviet adaptation of the novel by R. L. Stevenson is a costumed colorful film about the scorched pirates, thieves and swindlers who hunt for the wealth of Captain Flint. The main roles in the adventure film were played by Oleg Borisov and Fedor Stukov.

Russian multiseries movies about scams

Russian TV series about scammers come out on television screens quite often, but not all of them differ original plot and artistic value. On the general background, there are several popular films:

  1. "Life and Adventures of Mishka Japonchik" by Sergei Ginzburg. The series tells about the life of the Odessa king of thieves, who went from a small scam to a formidable gang leader. The role of Mishka Yaponchik was played by the artist Yevgeny Tkachuk.
  2. "Sonya's Golden Hand" by Victor Merezhko. The main heroine of the serial production is Sofya Blyuvshteyn, a famous swindler of the XIX century. And although the Sonya's censorship of the Golden Hand are a complete invention, the character himself is a real historical figure.
  3. "Scammers" Vitaly Moskalenko. The star cast of the project is already an excuse to watch "Scammers" at least once: Alexei Guskov, Olesya Sudzilovskaya, Lev Durov, Galina Polskikh. The main characters of the action are noble "scammers" who hunt exclusively for drug lords and mafiosi.

TV series about scammers: a list of American hits

In Hollywood, large-scale fraud often becomes a topic for full-length large-budget films. But there are a couple of outstanding serials about scammers:

  • "Impact" of John Rogers and Chris Downey. The creation of American producers tells of a gang of modern "Robin Hoods," using their fraudulent skills to help people affected by the machinations of the powerful. In the frame, you can see Oscar-winning Timothy Hatton, Gene Bellman, Christian Kane and Beth Risgraf.
  • "White collar" of Jeff Easton. The project is characterized by a non-standard scenario: here the ingenious swindler is sold by the FBI in exchange for release from prison and helps the feds to unravel the machinations of "white-collar workers" from Wall Street.
  • "If Tomorrow Comes," Jerry of London. The picture was taken in the late 80's. Based on the novel by Sidney Sheldon. The series tells the story of a bank employee who, under the pressure of circumstances, turned into a first-class scam of European proportions. The main roles in the series were performed by Tom Berenger and Madeline Smith.

The best British series about scams

It is worth recalling the British series:

  1. "Virtuosi" by Tony Jordan. A multi-part project about a group of scammers who in each series expropriates some value from the rich.
  2. "Robin Hood" Dominic Minghella and Foz Allen. Another historical person, using for the benefit of fraudulent skills, is the national British hero Robin Hood. About him, BBC One withdrew the series in 2006 with the participation of Jonas Armstrong and Keith Allen.
  3. "Poirot" by Rosalinda Hicks. List of TV series about scammers and scams of British production will be incomplete, if not to mention the cult film about the detective Hercule Poirot. Every crime in this multi-sex picture is so confused that even if it is a matter of murder - its organization is still a part of a large-scale adventure.

Series about scammers and scammers: a list of Japanese films

Multiseries television movies in Japan are called "Dorama".

And, despite the special preferences of the Japanese public, in the land of the rising sun, too, in the honor of serials about scammers. Special attention should be paid to the dramas:

  • "The thief of the Edo era named Rat" dir. Rintaro Mayuzumi and Tomohiko Yamashita;
  • "The Game of Liars" dir. Kim Hong-sung;
  • "The Royal Thief" dir. Hisashi Kimura.

Other foreign TV series about scammers

Producers of television channels are constantly in search of original stories. The life of thieves and swindlers gives rich material for creating entertaining scenarios, so the best TV show about scammers is found in every country.

In Ukraine in September 2013, the Inter television channel presented a criminal film "Shuler" with Anton Feoktistov in the title role, which tells about Odessa, who during the Soviet times led a double life - during the day he was an employee of the research institute, and in the evenings turned into a sharper.

From the very first episodes captures the Turkish serial film "Ezel", whose protagonist changes appearance and fraudulently tries to take revenge on the enemies for his broken life.

The best full-length pictures about scams

Series about scammers and scams help to brighten hours of leisure, but still the vast majority of television projects can not be compared with full-length films, shot by the best directors of Hollywood and Europe with the adorable stars.

If you are fed up with television creativity, pay attention to the TOP-5 of the best feature films about scammers according to the IMDb site version:

  1. "Departed" (directed by Martin Scorsese) - a story about how a police informant, performed by Leonardo DiCaprio, was implanted in a gang of scammers. The picture received 4 "Oscar".
  2. "Catch Me If You Can" (directed by Steven Spielberg) is a picture of the adventures of the rogue Frank Ebegnail, who received two Oscar nominations.
  3. "Ocean's 11" (directed by Stephen Soderbergh) is a criminal thriller about how a thief David Ocean tried to rob the richest casino in the country.
  4. "The Best Offer" (directed by Giuseppe Tornatore) is an action drama about the director of the auction house, which turned out complex scams involving sellers and buyers.
  5. "The City of Thieves" (directed by Ben Affleck) is a criminal tape about a gang of clever bank robbers, which was nominated not only for the Oscar, but also for the Golden Globe.

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