Filmed entirely in Massachusetts.
This is loosely based on the life of con man Melvin Weinberg....
The story : Small time con man Irving Rosenfeld meets the girl of his dreams , even though he has a wife.
First he falls head over heels , then he lets his dream girl in on his "business".
She decides she could really help him pull his scams off and she does just that.
But soon , they get busted and the girl is the one to do jail time.
Now the con is to let the policeman who busted them in on their scams , allowing him to believe that the girl has left Irving and is now falling for him.
Irving is hired to do his part and instead of a team of two , many people become involved - including the policeman who busted them and the FBI , as the FBI had been working on taking down corrupt city officials in the past.
They take down senators , mayors , congressmen , members of the city council , house representatives and an immigration inspector in what is known as the infamous Abscam FBI sting.
Stars Christian Bale , Amy Adams , Jennifer Lawrence , Jack Huston , Bradley Cooper , Michael Peña , Shea Whigham , Jeremy Renner , Elisabeth Rohm
Directed by David O. Russell
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/CRIME
"Some of this may be true."
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