In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flee to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.

In honor of that long history, here is our list of some of our favorite movies about con artists and their sneaky ways. American Hustle was sometimes jokingly called "American Hair and Makeup ...

Robert De Niro is his own worst enemy in 'The Alto Knights,' a Mob drama about the 1950s gangland war between Frank Costello and Vito Genovese.