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Hustle & Flow (2005)

R Jul 22, 2005 Crime, Drama, Music 1h 56m
User Score
71%
406 votes
Internet Movie Database
73%
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
6800%

Everybody gotta have a dream.

Overview

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Craig Brewer
Director

Top Billed Cast

Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard

Djay
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson

Key
Taryn Manning
Taryn Manning

Nola
Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson

Shug
DJ Qualls
DJ Qualls

Shelby
Ludacris
Ludacris

Skinny Black
Paula Jai Parker
Paula Jai Parker

Lexus
Elise Neal
Elise Neal

Yevette
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes

Arnel

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Jordan 'Juicy J' Houston | "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"-Hustle & Flow | Behind the Oscars Speech
Jordan 'Juicy J' Houston | "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"-Hustle & Flow | Behind the Oscars Speech
Featurette
Hustle & Flow (2005) Original Trailer 1 [FHD]
Hustle & Flow (2005) Original Trailer 1 [FHD]
Trailer
Hustle & Flow - Trailer
Hustle & Flow - Trailer
Trailer
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" Wins Best Original Song | 78th Oscars (2006)
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" Wins Best Original Song | 78th Oscars (2006)
Featurette
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on November 23, 2024

Terrence Howard really does put his heart and soul into this gritty story of an aspiring man who wants to leave his pimping days behind him and become an hip-hop MC. Living in Memphis, the city has an huge musical tradition but his own personal baggage threatens to drag him down at every opportunity as he tries to attach himself to visiting superstar "Skinny Black" (Ludacris). He knows that this is likely to be his last opportunity to escape the cycle of hopelessness he faces, but can he stay focused, on-course and away from crime long enough to prove his worth? The main characterisation of "Djay" is strongly portrayed here with guts and a degree of viscerally plausible credibility that really works at times. Sadly, though, the bulk of the rest of it resorts to more aggressive and would mo...

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