Plot
Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. When her son is hospitalized after an unsuccessful con job and resultant beating, she finds that even an absentee parent has feelings for her child. This causes her own job to go wrong as well. Each of them faces the down side of the grift.
Written by
Jim Thompson, Donald E. Westlake
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Miramax, Cineplex-Odeon Films
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 10 wins & 21 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
31,708
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
86
Popularity
NA