The match
Layer Cake
2004UK★ 6.9subtitled
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Your matches
Blood Simple, but for the con and the layers of deception
2 foreign films carry this hook with the same weight as Blood Simple. All confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
If you want a second one
Nine Queens
2000Argentina★ 7.8subtitled
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".
See 3 more good (not elite) matches
These are real matches, confirmed English availability and all — just not as strong an overlap as the picks above.
Andhadhun
2018India★ 7.6subtitled
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.
Elevator to the Gallows
1958France★ 7.6subtitled
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Special 26
2013India★ 7.3subtitled
During the 1980s in India, a group of con artists rob businessmen and politicians by conducting fake raids, posing as officers of the CBI or Income Tax Department . They plan to execute their biggest con as a final job while a relentless cop is on their trail.