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A sharp, fast-moving con-game thriller with excellent chemistry, escalating double-crosses, and a distinctly Argentine sense of wit and grit. It works both as a clever puzzle and as a character study of opportunists trapped by their own hustle.
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Thu · 1h 54m
Director: Fabián Bielinsky
Starring: Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".
Fabián Bielinsky
Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice
A sharp, fast-moving con-game thriller with excellent chemistry, escalating double-crosses, and a distinctly Argentine sense of wit and grit. It works both as a clever puzzle and as a character study of opportunists trapped by their own hustle.
Nine Queens is one of the great modern con films because it never treats the scam as the whole point. The mechanics are smart and satisfying, but the real pleasure comes from watching two hustlers size each other up, improvise, and reveal just enough of themselves to make every turn feel human as well as strategic.
Fabián Bielinsky keeps the film lean and propulsive, with a street-level realism that makes the cons feel plausible even when the plot is constantly shifting under your feet. Ricardo Darín anchors it with easy charisma, and the movie’s humor is dry, local, and sharp without undercutting the tension.
What gives it lasting power is how specifically it captures a moment and a place while still playing as a universal story about trust, greed, and performance. It’s clever without being smug, and its final stretch lands because the film has earned both the surprise and the emotional sting.
sofi (5★) · 3903 likes
que tu novio idee un plan que te ayude a recuperar la plata que te robó tu hermano por medio de una estafa maestra me parece lo más romántico del universo no aspiro a menos
Azul (5★) · 3359 likes
HOLLYWOOD SOS UNA TERRIBLE PUTA Y TUS PELICULAS SON INSULSAS O NO TE ACORDAS CUANDO EL CINE ARGENTINO TE LLENABA EL CULO DE LECHE
joaquin (4★) · 2235 likes
con esta pelicula me di cuenta de dos cosas: 1: que mal sonido tienen las películas argentinas no entendía ni mi propio idioma 2: como se devaluó todo cuando enfocaron un billete de $5 me largué a llorar
gigi (5★) · 1983 likes
si yo fuera cajera me harian la uruguaya 10 veces al dia
iara · 1331 likes
si estaba dispuesto a prostituir a su propia hermana se merecia que lo caguen
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