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Movie Overview
Cast
• Paul Newman
• Jackie Gleason
• Piper Laurie
Director
• Robert Rossen
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Hustler (1961)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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4.5/5
"A Streetcar Named Desire for the con man. "  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

A
"A rich paean to the low-life pool players, dank pool halls and its pool sharks."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

4/4
"One of the most compelling character-based films to emerge from the decade of the 1960s."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

2.5/5
"shows timeless struggle and is a classic in cinema"  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

4/5
"Despite the seedy settings (so evocative that they are almost a character in the story), this is almost a traditional morality play about humility and redemption."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

94/100
"Strikes that magical balance between a phenomenal cast, a director with a gift for shadow and mood, and a near-perfect screenplay."  Apollo Guide  Scott Weinberg

4/4
"Eddie's true modern progeny is There Will Be Blood's Daniel Plainview, drinking bitter milkshakes since 1961."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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