The Hustle

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The Hustle

PG-13

Released May 10, 2019

1h 34m

Comedy

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Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive British woman who has a penchant for defrauding gullible men out of their money. Into her well-ordered, meticulous world comes Penny Rust, a cunning and fun-loving Australian woman who lives to swindle unsuspecting marks. Despite their different methods, the two grifters soon join forces for the ultimate score -- a young and naive tech billionaire in the South of France.

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Critics Consensus

The Hustle's stars might make an effective comedy team in a different setting, but this gender-flipped remake of a remake adds little beyond its feminine twist.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

A generally unfunny and regressive remake.

Sep 28, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

This is a slab of cold, unfunny comedy, just lying there, very very odd given the two talented performers at the center of it.

May 22, 2019

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The Hustle just isn't very good, and the only con being pulled is on any audience member who has found themselves coerced into buying a ticket.

Rated: 1/4

May 22, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

It’s not even bad enough to get needlessly angry over. It just exists; a stasis that’s probably more demeaning than if the film had been purely horrendous.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

..a decent time-passer…the humour is girlish, silly, and without the whiff of misogyny that makes the previous versions feel rather unpalatable today…

Rated: 3/5

Jun 22, 2024

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Whatever you want to call Chris Addison’s The Hustle — a remake, a reimagining, a lazy retread — either way, his film is unoriginal, uninspired, and unworthy of your time.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Rosana B

“Não dá para enganar um homem honesto.” Comumente sou avessa a comédias, mas essas, com protagonistas femininas fortes, tem me conquistado enormemente, trapaceiras, mas como escrúpulos e moralmente com seus próprios princípios (ou não)… Um filme tão engraçadinho, tão fofinho e gentil, um pouco exagerada, como toda comédia que assim se defina, mas nada prejudicial… Remake de dois outros filmes de 64 e 88 (que ainda não assisti), mas na versão feminina… Divertido, exagerado, cativante...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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alan g

A terrible unfunny very bad remake of Bedtime Story. Anne is losing her A list status. She used to be good. Rebel Wilnot never had any list status. Fat and unfunny is a way to make a career in hokeywood. Stick to singing roles.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Jose Carlos E

Worst movie I seen I would give it no start but it won’t let me

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/11/25

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Audience Member

I have a feeling (beer-loving) dudes like me enjoyed the film but not the (sensitive) chicks. Hilarious situations abound, watch out for Anne Hathaway's acting in different characters, you will see why she deserves an Oscar she won earlier.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Eye C

Just a plain movie, not so funny. Mrs. Hathaway doesn’t deliver a good job and the other one never seems to be funny to me. Didn’t like it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Will B

Bit silly in places, twist at the end makes for an interesting finish. Wouldn’t watch again

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Rebel Wilson

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Thomas Westerburg

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Synopsis

Josephine Chesterfield is a glamorous, seductive British woman who has a penchant for defrauding gullible men out of their money. Into her well-ordered, meticulous world comes Penny Rust, a cunning and fun-loving Australian woman who lives to swindle unsuspecting marks. Despite their different methods, the two grifters soon join forces for the ultimate score -- a young and naive tech billionaire in the South of France.

Director: Chris Addison
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Rebel Wilson
Screenwriter: Jac Schaeffer
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Pin High Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Cave 76, Camp Sugar
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.4M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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