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Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Try to imagine Suits without Gabriel Macht starring as legal shark Harvey Specter or Patrick J. Adams playing his con man protégé Mike Ross.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
Far from being a mild-mannered doctor, Hawley was a con man who sold snake-oil cures to vulnerable, desperate people.
—Jennifer Wright, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The audacious season premiere — still the strongest episode this year by a decent stretch — opened with the revelation of where the Gemstone ministry started, with a violent con man and criminal who faked his way into the Confederate Army and later faked his way out of execution.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Try to imagine Suits without Gabriel Macht starring as legal shark Harvey Specter or Patrick J. Adams playing his con man protégé Mike Ross.
—EW.com, 23 June 2025
Far from being a mild-mannered doctor, Hawley was a con man who sold snake-oil cures to vulnerable, desperate people.
—Jennifer Wright, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
The audacious season premiere — still the strongest episode this year by a decent stretch — opened with the revelation of where the Gemstone ministry started, with a violent con man and criminal who faked his way into the Confederate Army and later faked his way out of execution.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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