Hustle & Flow

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 56m
  • 68

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Craig Brewer

Producer:

Stephanie Allain, John Singleton, Dwight Williams

Release Date:

Jul 22, 2005

Runtime:

1hr 56m

Synopsis

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Cast

  • Terrence Howard
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Taryn Manning
  • Taraji P. Henson
  • Paula Jai Parker
  • Elise Neal
  • Isaac Hayes
  • D.J. Qualls
  • Ludacris
  • Haystak

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68
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Based on 37 Critics
8.4

USER SCORE (139)

Universal acclaim based on 139 Reviews
70

Ends with a burst of movie-ish mayhem, and then a burst of sentiment, but when Brewer, Howard, and Ludacris stick to the bitter texture of South Memphis failure and success they produce a modest regional portrait that could become a classic of its kind.

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David Denby
The New Yorker
50

Howard redeems this lumpy fantasy. Soft-spoken and mysterious, he presides over the movie with a dangerous, feline grace.

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Metacritic review by David Ansen
David Ansen
Newsweek
70

Director Craig Brewer has given his second feature film a vibrant pulse amplified by an outstanding cast led by Terrence Howard.

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Todd McCarthy
Variety
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