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Movie Overview
Cast
Paul Newman
Jackie Gleason
Piper Laurie
Director
Robert Rossen
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
The Hustler (1961)
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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
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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