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Nine queens 2001 stream and watch online moviefone. George clooney and steven soberbergh are to collaborate on an american remake of the argentinian thriller nine queens. Fabian bielinskys nine queens is a con within a con within a con. Ricardo darin, gaston pauls, leticia bredice, fabian bielinsky, cecilia bossi, patagonik film group. A terrific little movie, superbly acted, well paced and packed with cons, twists and red herrings. The former king of queens star has signed on to topline nbcs femaledriven what about bob. After gremlins and the goonies, what other 80s films need a remake. Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps the nine queens. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Nueve reinas is a 2000 argentine crime drama film written and.