The Hustler (1961)

  • 2hr 14m
  • 90

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Robert Rossen

Producer:

Robert Rossen

Writer:

Sydney Carroll, Robert Rossen

Release Date:

Sep 25, 1961

Runtime:

2hr 14m

Synopsis

An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.

Cast

  • Paul Newman
  • Jackie Gleason
  • George C. Scott
  • Piper Laurie
  • Myron McCormick
  • Murray Hamilton
  • Michael Constantine
  • Stefan Gierasch
  • Jake LaMotta
  • Gordon B. Clarke

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Metacritic

90
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Based on 18 Critics
8.3

USER SCORE (24)

Universal acclaim based on 24 Reviews
90

A postnoir melodrama with metaphysical trimmings, it does remarkable things with mood and pacing, and the two matches with Gleason as Minnesota Fats are indelible.

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Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
100

The Hustler is one of those films where scenes have such psychic weight that they grow in our memories. That's true of the matches between Eddie and Fats.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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