Hustle (2004)

Directed by

Peter Bogdanovich

Genre

tv movie, drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV movie follows baseball player and manager Pete Rose as he gambles on his own games and faces the consequences. It shows his rise, his addiction to betting, and his eventual banishment from the sport.

biographicalmatter-of-factearnestseriousreflectivetenseunderstatedmelancholic

What happens

Hustle is a 2004 television film about the baseball player Pete Rose, created by ESPN Films. It was first broadcast on September 25, 2004. The movie follows Rose as he gambled on Major League Baseball while managing the Cincinnati Reds, was caught and banned from baseball for life. The title is a reference to both Rose's gambling problem and his nickname, "Charlie Hustle". The movie stars Tom Sizemore as Pete Rose and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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