Hustlers (2019)
79%RT Audience Score: 65%
Awards & Nominations: 24 wins & 80 nominations
Led by a career-best performance from Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers is a uniquely empowering heist drama with depth and intelligence to match its striking visual appeal
Hustlers is the kind of movie that will make you want to quit your day job and become a stripper, but then you remember you have no rhythm and can’t even walk in heels. Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu are a dynamic duo, but let’s be real, the real star of the show is the fashion. The plot may be a bit predictable, but who cares when you’re watching a group of women take down Wall Street bros? It’s like Ocean’s Eleven, but with more glitter and less George Clooney. Overall, Hustlers is a fun and empowering ride that will leave you feeling like a boss babe.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
Distributor
STX Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Palisades Center – 1000 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for pervasive sexual material, drug content, language and nudity
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):English, Russian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2019
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Mercedes Ruehl, Mette Towley, Wai Ching Ho, directed by Lorene Scafaria, written by Lorene Scafaria, Jessica Pressler, Comedy, Drama, $105.0M box office, reviewed by Aya de Leon, Jourdain Searles, Wenlei Ma, Stephen Romei, Jake Wilson, Scott Marks, Brian Eggert, Zosha Millman, Taylor Baker, Erica Ciccarone, Eddie Harrison, R MPAA rating, produced by Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Worldwide gross: $157,563,598
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $182,057,575
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 746
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 19,853,607
US/Canada gross: $104,963,598
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $121,280,666
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 626
US/Canada opening weekend: $33,181,361
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $38,339,554
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 334
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $20,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $23,109,091
Production budget ranking: 1,288
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $12,444,245
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $146,504,238
ROI to date (est.): 412%
ROI ranking: 331
Jennifer Lopez – Ramona
Julia Stiles – Elizabeth
Mercedes Ruehl – Mom
Mette Towley – Justice
Wai Ching Ho – Destiny’s Grandmother
Director – Lorene Scafaria
Producers – Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Writers – Lorene Scafaria, Jessica Pressler
Director(s)
Lorene Scafaria
Writer(s)
Lorene Scafaria, Jessica Pressler
Producer(s)
Jessica Elbaum, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
24 wins & 80 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (357) | Top Critics (73) | Fresh (312) | Rotten (45)
Hustlers is a triumph.
March 15, 2021
Aya de Leon
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
It’s easy to get lost in the visceral joy that comes with watching women move this way.
December 3, 2019
Jourdain Searles
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
A heist thriller-cross-social drama, Hustlers’ weight is wrapped in the veneer of diamantés and stilettos, but there is real substance here.
October 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
…the script and plot are dull and obvious. The attempted humour is anything but funny.
October 12, 2019 | Rating: 1.5/5
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
The hard-boiled exchanges between the women have a genuine exuberance, recalling Hollywood movies of the 1930s where showgirls trade wisecracks backstage.
October 9, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
Jake Wilson
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
As good as Lopez and her onscreen accomplice Constance Wu are, they can’t act what isn’t in the script; other than a dedicated work ethic, we’re never given access to their thoughts.
September 27, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Scott Marks
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
A film about women overcoming dehumanizing sexualization, ensuring the audience always sees the empowered woman behind the hustler.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Memory is notoriously tricky, and an absolute gas to play around with in film. And yet, like so much in Hustlers and beyond, Jennifer Lopez makes it look easy.
February 3, 2022
Zosha Millman
Thirty, Flirty + Film
Episode 49: Hustlers / Ad Astra / Two Lovers / ALTIPLANO
October 18, 2021 | Rating: 58/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
There’s only one bad thing about Hustlers: It will ruin damn near every other film about strippers you’ve ever seen. But it’s worth it.
September 13, 2021
Erica Ciccarone
Nashville Scene
…it’s a big, flashy, entertaining movie that poses a few interesting moral questions alongside the handbag porn…
September 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
The most entertaining movie of the year.
August 15, 2021 | Rating: A-
Kip Mooney
College Movie Review…
Plot
Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Jennifer Lopez’s “career-best performance” in Hustlers.
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