Is The Hustler actually good?

The Hustler sits in the 93.7% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 93.7% of them.

How does The Hustler compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1960s, The Hustler lands in the 91.6% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is The Hustler's score based on?

218 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Hustler's score.

1961

global pct

93.7

Film · 1961 · Films · 1960s

The Hustler

Name: The Hustler
Genre: Drama, Sport
Released: 1961

Scored from 218 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1960s (1,929 peers).

93.7%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

91.6%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1960s · 1,929 titles

99.4%

AI-adjusted percentile

218 calibrated reviewers

Summary

Fast Eddie Felson, a brash young pool hustler, travels across the country to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats in a high-stakes match. After a crushing defeat, Eddie tries to rebuild himself through a troubled romance with Sarah and an uneasy partnership with a ruthless gambler, forcing him to confront what it really costs to be a winner.

Released in 1961, The Hustler is a drama and sport film.

Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 2 of whom clear the calibration test. 1,928 other films from the 1960s form the cohort it is ranked inside. The calibrated figure is built from 218 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 230 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.