Pain Hustlers Movie Details:
Based on | Pain Hustlers by Evan Hughes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime, Drama |
Release date | September 11, 2023 (TIFF) October 20, 2023 (United States) October 27, 2023 (Netflix) |
Running time | 2hr 3min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Emily Blunt Chris Evans Andy García Catherine O’Hara Jay Duplass Brian d’Arcy James Chloe Coleman |
Directed by | David Yates |
Screenplay by | Wells Tower |
Produced by | Lawrence Grey David Yates |
Cinematography by | George Richmond |
Edited by | Mark Day |
Music by | James Newton Howard Michael Dean Parsons |
Production Company | Grey Matter Productions Wychwood Pictures |
Distributor | Netflix |
Pain Hustlers Movie Cast & Characters:
- Emily Blunt as Liza Drake
- Chris Evans as Pete Brenner
- Catherine O’Hara as Jackie, Liza’s mother
- Andy García as Dr. Neel
- Jay Duplass as Larkin
- Brian d’Arcy James as Dr. Lydell
- Amit Shah as Eric Paley
- Chloe Coleman as Phoebe, Liza’s daughter
- Aubrey Dollar as Andy
- Michael Kosta as Guy Schatz
- Nick McNeil as Randy
Storyline:
Dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter, Liza (Emily Blunt) lands a job from Pete (Chris Evans) at a failing pharma start-up, where Liza’s charm, drive, and guts catapult her into the high life and the company into the center of a criminal conspiracy with dire consequences.
Pain Hustlers Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $50 million |
About Pain Hustlers Movie:
Pain Hustlers is an American crime drama film co-produced and directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Wells Tower. The film stars Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Andy García, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chloe Coleman.
The film is based on the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes.
This is David Yates’ first streaming exclusive movie.
In May 2022, Emily Blunt joined the cast and Netflix acquired the film, which was titled Pain Hustlers, in a deal worth at least $50 million.
Pain Hustlers had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023, and was released in select theaters in the United States on October 20, 2023, before its streaming debut by Netflix on October 27, 2023. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.