Fresh
A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance.
Derek Adams, Time Out
The Hustler
They called him Fast Eddie. He was a winner. He was a loser. He was a hustler.
1961 · 2h 14m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Robert Rossen
Overview
Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.
Director and cast
- Robert Rossen Director
- Paul Newman as Eddie Felson
- Jackie Gleason as Minnesota Fats
- Piper Laurie as Sarah Packard
- George C. Scott as Bert Gordon
- Myron McCormick as Charlie Burns
- Murray Hamilton as Findley
- Michael Constantine as Big John
- Stefan Gierasch as Preacher
- Clifford A. Pellow as Turk
- Jake LaMotta Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Under Robert Rossen's strong direction, its ruthless and odorous account of one young hustler's eventual emancipation is positive and alive.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
One of the most compelling character-based films to emerge from the decade of the 1960s.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
The Hustler is one of those films where scenes have such psychic weight that they grow in our memories.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
This picture is so much better than Martin Scorsese's belated sequel The Color of Money that they don't even belong in the same category.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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