Hustlers
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A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
What critics thought
Hustlers landed as one of the more enthusiastically received films of 2019, with critics repeatedly reaching for Scorsese comparisons — particularly Goodfellas — while arguing that Lorene Scafaria's female-centered perspective makes it something genuinely distinct from that lineage. The dominant debate wasn't whether it worked, but how seriously to take it: some saw a slick, funny crime romp that happened to sneak in emotional depth, while others argued the social commentary about financial collapse and exploitation was the whole point, not a bonus. The one near-universal verdict was Jennifer Lopez, whose performance drew sustained awards conversation.
“Scafaria's clear-eyed grasp of that distinction that makes Hustlers more than just a girls-gone-wild cautionary tale, a peekaboo parade or a hypocritical amalgam of the two. The movie's empathy for its leads and its wholly justified rage against the architects of financial collapse is held in check by the knowledge that every hustle has its collateral damage.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
“even when films have focused on strippers as something other than window dressing, they've still been written and directed by men and have smoothed over rougher edges, turning them all into titillating one-note archetypes. Instead, Scafaria views the strip club like any other workplace, filled with internal politics and an ever-changing hierarchy of power.”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“funny, empowering, sexy, emotional, and a bit scary. The Oscar chatter for Lopez's revelatory, nuanced, and emotional turn as a brilliant con artist and better exotic dancer is no joke.”
Kate Erbland·IndieWire
“flashy, fleshy and all-around impossible to ignore, Hustlers amounts to nothing less than a cultural moment, inspired by an outrageous New York Magazine profile... adapted by writer-director Scafaria at her most Scorsese, and starring Jennifer Lopez like you've never seen her before.”
Peter DeBruge·Variety
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Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Hustlers
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
What critics thought
Hustlers landed as one of the more enthusiastically received films of 2019, with critics repeatedly reaching for Scorsese comparisons — particularly Goodfellas — while arguing that Lorene Scafaria's female-centered perspective makes it something genuinely distinct from that lineage. The dominant debate wasn't whether it worked, but how seriously to take it: some saw a slick, funny crime romp that happened to sneak in emotional depth, while others argued the social commentary about financial collapse and exploitation was the whole point, not a bonus. The one near-universal verdict was Jennifer Lopez, whose performance drew sustained awards conversation.
“Scafaria's clear-eyed grasp of that distinction that makes Hustlers more than just a girls-gone-wild cautionary tale, a peekaboo parade or a hypocritical amalgam of the two. The movie's empathy for its leads and its wholly justified rage against the architects of financial collapse is held in check by the knowledge that every hustle has its collateral damage.”
Justin Chang·Los Angeles Times
“even when films have focused on strippers as something other than window dressing, they've still been written and directed by men and have smoothed over rougher edges, turning them all into titillating one-note archetypes. Instead, Scafaria views the strip club like any other workplace, filled with internal politics and an ever-changing hierarchy of power.”
Benjamin Lee·The Guardian
“funny, empowering, sexy, emotional, and a bit scary. The Oscar chatter for Lopez's revelatory, nuanced, and emotional turn as a brilliant con artist and better exotic dancer is no joke.”
Kate Erbland·IndieWire
“flashy, fleshy and all-around impossible to ignore, Hustlers amounts to nothing less than a cultural moment, inspired by an outrageous New York Magazine profile... adapted by writer-director Scafaria at her most Scorsese, and starring Jennifer Lopez like you've never seen her before.”
Peter DeBruge·Variety
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Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
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