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Hustle & Flow
2005
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1682
- IMDb #1573
- Rotten Tomatoes #1300
- Metacritic #2157
- Letterboxd #1736
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1747
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1322
- Metacritic Critics #1632
- Metacritic Audience #3131
- Kinopoisk #1444
- AlloCiné #2236
- Trakt #1919
Every rating
65–83
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 83.
See the most agreed on films →With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
Details
- Director
- Craig Brewer
- Writer
- Craig Brewer
- Released
- 22 July 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $23.6M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (41) →
Awards & nominations
See all 50 →4 major awards won · 16 wins from 50 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Original Song | Frayser Boy, Juicy J, and DJ Paul (for " It's Hard out Here for a Pimp ") | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Song | Terrence Howard (for "Hustle & Flow") | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2005 | Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic | Amy Vincent | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2005 | Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Hustle & Flow | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2006 | Best Male Lead | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Hustle & Flow | Winner |
| Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic | Amy Vincent | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | Frayser Boy, Juicy J, and DJ Paul (for " It's Hard out Here for a Pimp ") | Winner |
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song | Terrence Howard (for "Hustle & Flow") | Winner |
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Lead | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Anthony Anderson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Isaac Hayes, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Taryn Manning, Elise Neal, Paula Jai Parker, and DJ Qualls | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Best Original Soundtrack | Hustle & Flow | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
| Best Film | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Anderson | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Performance by an Actor | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking | Hustle & Flow | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Taryn Manning | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Craig Brewer | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Terrence Howard | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Artist | Terrence Howard | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Terrence Howard | Winner |
Nashville Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award for Best Feature | Craig Brewer | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedic Performance | Paula Jai Parker | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Anthony Anderson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Elise Neal | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Craig Brewer | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Taraji P. Henson | Nominee |
| Best Kiss | Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Best Performance | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Actor – Drama/Action Adventure | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
| Choice Actor – Drama/Action Adventure | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Nominee |
| Choice Summer Movie | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard| style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Craig Brewer | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Paul A. Simmons Jr. | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Hustle & Flow | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Musical Feature Film | Shie Rozow and Marvin Morris | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Terrence Howard | Nominee |