Hustlers (2019)

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.

Director:

Lorene Scafaria

Writers:

Lorene Scafaria, Jessica Pressler (inspired by the article published by New York Magazine entitled "The Hustlers at Scores" written by)

Stars:

Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 21 wins & 67 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Constance Wu	...	Destiny
Jennifer Lopez	...	Ramona
Julia Stiles	...	Elizabeth
Mette Towley	...	Justice
Wai Ching Ho	...	Destiny's Grandmother
Emma Batiz	...	12-Year-Old Juliet
Vanessa Aspillaga	...	Manuela
Jay Oakerson	...	DJ
Trace Lysette	...	Tracey
Marcy Richardson	...	Star
Keke Palmer	...	Mercedes
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Mother
Lili Reinhart	...	Annabelle
G-Eazy	...	Johnny (as Gerald Earl Gillum)
Cardi B	...	Diamond

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | strip club | materialism | misandry | stripper | 

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Taglines:

Inspired by a True Story

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive sexual material, drug content, language and nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

In March 2019, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, and Mercedes Ruehl joined the cast with Mette Towley and Trace Lysette in negotiations to join as well. That same month, Madeline Brewer and Frank Whaley joined the cast of the film. Lizzo joined the cast of the film in April 2019, and Usher joined the cast in May.

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Quotes

Destiny: Ramona, quit bringing home strays. We're breaking the law here. We don't wanna work with criminals.

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Connections

Referenced in Lights Out with David Spade: Episode #1.22 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Birthday Cake
Written by Rihanna (as Robyn Fenty), Ernest Clark, Marcos Palacios, and The-Dream (as Terius Nash)
Performed by Rihanna
Courtesy of Def Jam Recordings
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Expected more

After seeing some of the big praise the film has had including talks of Oscar nominations for Lopez I expected a lot lot more from the film. It was still ok but reasonably good rather than anything exceptional with multiple flaws.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

13 September 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hustlers at Scores

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,181,361, 15 September 2019

Gross USA:

$104,963,598

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$157,563,598

Company Credits

Production Co:

Annapurna Pictures, Gloria Sanchez Productions, Nuyorican Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1