Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- witty
- brisk
- classic movie night
- crime comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a conventional, disjointed, and substantially weaker reprise of the original’s con-artist formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gondorff and Hooker construct a boxing-match confidence game designed to make Hooker appear capable while persuading Macalinski.
The plot connects grifters, mob figures, boxing, and Coney Island in a colorful New York criminal milieu.
Lonnegan seeks revenge against Gondorff and Hooker as the pair develop another caper against Macalinski.
The film brings back Gondorff, Hooker, and Lonnegan for a new confidence trick several years after the earlier events.
Films like The Sting II, and why
The Sting
period crime comedy centered on elaborate cons, grifters, and comic deception
The Hot Rock
stylish caper comedy combining criminal schemes, colorful rogues, and playful reversals
The Great Muppet Caper
ensemble crime comedy built around confidence tricks, mobsters, and an entertaining caper structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeremy Kagan
- Release Date
- 1983-02-18
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (53)
Cast
- Jackie Gleason
- Mac Davis
- Teri Garr
- Karl Malden
- Oliver Reed
- Bert Remsen
- Kathalina Veniero
- José Pérez
- Larry Bishop
- Francis X. McCarthy
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Sting II about?
- Returning grifters Gondorff and Hooker stage a crooked boxing match to outwit a dangerous mark while evading Lonnegan’s revenge.
- What is The Sting II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Sting II as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Sting II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Sting II as mild.
- What did critics think of The Sting II?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a conventional, disjointed, and substantially weaker reprise of the original’s con-artist formula.
- Which films are like The Sting II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sting, The Hot Rock, and The Great Muppet Caper.
- How long is The Sting II?
- The Sting II runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Sting II?
- In United States, The Sting II is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
