Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1h 50m · 1988 · Directed by Frank Oz · 3.7 / 5 on Letterboxd

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) runs 1h 50m, directed by Frank Oz. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Where to watch: Prime Video (US, checked 9 July 2026)