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Matchstick Men
If what happens to Nicolas Cage happened to you, it might be enough to get you out of the confidence man's game too -- unless you can think of some other reason for being honest.
If what happens to Nicolas Cage happened to you, it might be enough to get you out of the confidence man's game too -- unless you can think of some other reason for being honest.
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James Bowman, our movie and culture critic, is a resident scholar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He is the author of Honor: A History and Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture, both published by Encounter Books.
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