Criminal

Richard Gaddis is a skilled con man on the lookout for a partner who can handle layered schemes with a poker-face calm. He turns to Rodrigo, a criminal with a perfect mask for disguising his true motives. The plan is a bold scam: pass off a forged Silver Certificate to a currency collector, William Hannigan, who believes he's buying a rare prize. Rodrigo's motive is money to help his ailing father, and his doubts about Gaddis fade under the lure of the score and the risk. But things get messier when Rodrigo falls for Gaddis' sister Valerie, pulling another element of danger and desire into the game.

Directed by Gregory Jacobs with involvement from Steven Soderbergh and Fabián Bielinsky, Criminal arrived in 2004 as a remake drawing from the Argentine caper Nine Queens.

Box office data for Criminal (2004) isn't provided here, so worldwide gross or domestic performance figures can't be shared. What is known publicly is limited.

Critics framed the film as a tight, stylish caper that balances wit with tension. Its core themes center on trust and deception, money's pull, and how personal connections complicate even the best laid plans.

As a remake of a beloved Argentine film, Criminal has a modest footprint in mainstream pop culture. Fans of caper cinema often note its crisp pacing and the strong cast performances, though it hasn't spawned lasting memes or widespread references.