With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.
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Movie2005·116 min
Hustle & Flow
Directed by Craig Brewer
An Academy Award-winning crime drama film directed by Craig Brewer. Winner of Best Original Song, with 1 additional Oscar nomination.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 25%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.2/10
476 ratings
About Hustle & Flow
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Hopeful (7 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- ambition hubris, redemption, music performance, sex work, american regional, group found family, anti hero, underdog, rise and fall, quest mission, drug trade