Focus (2015)

In the midst of veteran con man Nicky's latest scheme, a woman from his past - now an accomplished femme fatale - shows up and throws his plans for a loop.

Directors:

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Writers:

Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Stars:

Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Nicky
Margot Robbie	...	Jess
Adrian Martinez	...	Farhad
Gerald McRaney	...	Owens
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Garriga
BD Wong	...	Liyuan
Brennan Brown	...	Horst
Robert Taylor	...	McEwen
Dotan Bonen	...	Gordon
Griff Furst	...	Gareth
Stephanie Honoré	...	Janice
David Stanford	...	Drunken Stranger
Dominic Fumusa	...	Jared
Steve Kim	...	Liyuan’s Bodyguard
Don Yesso	...	Card Player / Football Coach

Storyline

Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.

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Plot Keywords:

older man younger woman relationship | con artist | interracial relationship | con man | deception | 

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Taglines:

Never Drop The Con.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Taylor and Gerald McRaney both appear in the television show Longmire (2012).

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Goofs

When the handbag is returned and they are speaking over glasses of wine, the levels in the glasses change as does the size of one of the wine glasses.

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Quotes

Nicky: I'm all crewed up, sweetie.
Jess: Oh come on, PLEASE. Can we just skip the part where I speak through thinly veiled allure and lead you to believe there is some earth-shattering hump in the works, cause I suck at that kind of stuff. I just want in.
Nicky: There is no earth-shattering hump in the works?
Jess: Yep.
Nicky: I don't even get thinly veiled allure?
Jess: No
Nicky: No baby voice. No lingering eye contact?
Jess: I'm hopeless.
Nicky: That's all my favorite shit.
Jess: I'm sorry.
[...]

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Connections

Featured in Masters of Misdirection: The Players in a Con (2015)

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Soundtracks

You Don't Have To Worry (Guts Remix)
Written by Dorian Burton and Herman Kelley
Performed by Doris & Kelley
Courtesy of Brunswick Record Corp.
By arrangement with Ace Music Services, LLC

User Reviews

A clever film with a few twists

Not really sure how this film has got some poor reviews. It was clever, funny and overall kept my focus (Pardon the pun).

Will Smith is fantastic in this film, not being an over-exuberant character, which I feel some people were expecting in this film. His on screen relationship with Margot Robbie was very good, and I feel she has not got as much credit for this film as she deserves.

Some fantastic camera shots, and great locations add a little bit extra to this film.

I would advise not listening to reviews and going to see it for yourself and making the decision on your own. Enjoy!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Argentina

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Focus

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,100,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,685,137, 1 March 2015

Gross USA:

$53,862,963

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$158,762,963

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kramer & Sigman Films, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Zaftig Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1