The Hustler

"They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

90,589 votes

94/100

Fresh

90/100

Metascore

7.7/10

1,065 votes

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Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 6 nominations

Won

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

Best Art Direction, Black and White

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

New Star of the Year – Actor

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Film

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

Directors Guild of America for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$5.6M

ROI: +280%

Budget Recovery380% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $7.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

52.8K

Daily Avg

881

7-Day Trend

+49%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

The Hustler

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Themes & Subjects

#gambling

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Color of Money

1986

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Eugen Schüfftan

Film Editing

Dede Allen

Music / Score

Kenyon Hopkins

Production Design

Harry Horner

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Hustler

Available in 134 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel	Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
United Kingdom12	—	Plex	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Hollywood Suite, FlixFling, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	Plex	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	Plex, Plex Channel	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom12

AustraliaPG

Germany16

FranceTP

Brazil12

Ireland12

Netherlands6

Production

Director

Robert Rossen

Writers

Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll, Walter Tevis

Production Companies

Rossen Films20th Century Fox

Cast

Paul Newman

Eddie Felson

Jackie Gleason

Minnesota Fats

Piper Laurie

Sarah Packard

George C. Scott

Bert Gordon

Myron McCormick

Charlie Burns

Murray Hamilton

Findley

Michael Constantine

Big John

Stefan Gierasch

Preacher

No Image

Clifford A. Pellow

Turk

Jake LaMotta

Bartender

No Image

Gordon B. Clarke

Cashier

No Image

Alexander Rose

Score Keeper

Tags & Keywords

new york citysuicidebased on novel or booksportsgamblingalcoholmanagerpool billiardshustlermoneyblack and whitegamedrunkpool

External Links

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