Tired of a life on the run, Bloom, a con man (Brody) who has dedicated his life to the art of the grift decides to call it quits. Despite his plans to leave his criminal past behind, however, the reluctant scammer finds that his older brother Stephen (Ruffalo) has masterminded one last scheme to claim the wealth of an eccentric millionaire (Weisz). With the opportunity to make enough money so that he would be able to live comfortably even if his legitimate endeavors fail, the heretofore unrepentant con man finds it increasingly difficult to refuse his sibling's potentially profitable endeavor.