HUSTLERS

Director: Lorene Scafaria

110, R

Screenwriter: Lorene Scafaria

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Mercedes Ruehl.

 

Two strippers in NYC turn the tables on the predatory rich guys who come to watch, in a story that is too perfect to be anything but absolutely true. Writer/director Lorene Scafaria flips the icky voyeurism of Showgirls and its ilk, to delve into the real lives of the women who work hard for the money…until they cook up a scheme to drug and rob the Wall Street bros who are out looking for thrills. Living large until the law gets wind of their capers are Destiny (Crazy Rich Asians’ Constance Wu), and her mentor Ramona (an amazing Jennifer Lopez). Feminist, fun, and trashy to boot, with a great ensemble cast including Keke Palmer, Usher, Cardi B and Lizzo.

“A multitalent who has never been less than the most electric entity on screen in anything she’s done, Lopez astonishes…”– Peter DeBruges, Variety.