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The Hustler
1961
· Movie
· 134 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #237
- IMDb #460
- Rotten Tomatoes #258
- Metacritic #196
- Letterboxd #401
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #559
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #347
- Metacritic Critics #200
- Metacritic Audience #455
- Criticker #159
- Kinopoisk #604
- AlloCiné #1026
- Trakt #904
Every rating
72–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on films →An arrogant and talented pool player challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match. After a devastating loss that ruins his confidence, he partners with a ruthless manager who seeks to mold him into a cold winner. Their partnership leads him down a dark path, forcing him to gamble everything for a rematch and a chance at redemption.
Details
- Director
- Robert Rossen
- Writers
- Robert Rossen, Sidney Carroll
- Based on
- The Hustler by Walter Tevis
- Studio
- Rossen Films, 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 25 September 1961
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $7.6M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (37) →
Awards & nominations
See all 32 →3 major awards won · 12 wins from 32 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Harry Horner ; Set Decoration: Gene Callahan | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Eugen Schüfftan | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1961 | Best Written American Drama | Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Motion Picture | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Director | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Actress | Piper Laurie | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1961 | Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Gleason | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Academy Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Harry Horner ; Set Decoration: Gene Callahan | Winner |
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Eugen Schüfftan | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Piper Laurie | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Gleason | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | George C. Scott (refused nomination) | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Written American Drama | Robert Rossen and Sidney Carroll | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | George C. Scott | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jackie Gleason | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | George C. Scott | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
Laurel Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Top Cinematography – Black and White | Eugen Schüfftan | Winner |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Paul Newman | Winner |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Jackie Gleason | Winner |
| Top Drama | Nominee | |
| Top Female Dramatic Performance | Piper Laurie | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Foreign Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress | Piper Laurie | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Robert Rossen | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Piper Laurie | Nominee |
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Rossen | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jackie Gleason | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Dede Allen | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Classic DVD | Paul Newman – The Tribute Collection | Nominee |