Hustlers (2019)

Directed by

Lorene Scafaria

Genre

drama film, comedy drama, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 3,109 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of strippers in New York City turn the tables on their wealthy clients by drugging them and stealing from their credit cards. The story follows their scheme and the bonds that hold them together as the risks grow.

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What happens

Hustlers is a 2019 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, based on New York magazine's 2015 article "The Hustlers at Scores" by Jessica Pressler. The film stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart and Keke Palmer, along with Lizzo and Cardi B in their first film appearances. It follows a crew of New York City strippers who begin to steal money by drugging stock traders and CEOs who visit their club, then running up their credit cards. Lopez also served as a producer on the film through Nuyorican Productions, alongside Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay through their Gloria Sanchez banner. First announced in February 2016, the film was originally set to be financed and distributed by Annapurna Pictures. However, amid financial trouble, Annapurna dropped the rights in October 2018. After STX Entertainment picked them up, much of the cast joined that fall through the following spring, and filming took place in New York City from March to May 2019. Hustlers had its world premiere on September 7, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 13, 2019. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Lopez's performance, for which she received nominations at the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild award ceremonies. It grossed $157.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $20.7 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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