Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005

Terrence Howard turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in director Craig Brewer's indie drama as DJay, a pimp with aspirations of grandeur who wants to make it as a rapper but discovers that fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Offering strong characters and notes of sweet romance amid the urban beats of its central plot, this 2005 Sundance Audience Award winner also won an Oscar for Best Original Song ("It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp").

Everybody gotta have a dream.

JBscale
77
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Crime
Length
1 hr. 56 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 22, 2005
US Box Office
$22,201,636 (#3319 of 7423)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Drug Content, Pervasive Language, Sexual Content, Some Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
June 26, 2007
Acquired Date
November 30, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched

Actors

Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
DJ Qualls
DJ Qualls
Ludacris
Ludacris
Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker
Elise Neal
Elise Neal
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Jordan Houston
Jordan Houston
William Engram
William Engram
Bobby Sandimanie
Bobby Sandimanie
Haystak
Haystak
Claude Phillips
Claude Phillips
Josey Scott
Josey Scott

Directors

Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer

Producers

Stephanie Allain
Stephanie Allain
John Singleton
John Singleton

Writers

Craig Brewer
Craig Brewer

Awards & Accolades

  • 2005 Oscar : Music (Original Song) - "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"

Special Features

Commentaries
  • writer/director Craig Brewer
Featurettes
  • Behind The Hustle
  • By Any Means Necessary
  • Creatin' Crunk
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
83%
Tomatometer
161 votes
RT Fresh Certified
82%
Popcornmeter
3,534 votes
METASCORE
68
37 votes
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
44,045 votes