Pain Hustlers

Pain Hustlers is a 2023 American crime drama film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Wells Tower. It is based on the 2022 book of the same name by Evan Hughes.[2] The film stars Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Andy García, Catherine O'Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d'Arcy James, and Chloe Coleman. Its plot centers on a high school dropout who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical company in Central Florida, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy.

Pain Hustlers
Release poster
Directed byDavid Yates
Screenplay byWells Tower
Based onPain Hustlers
by Evan Hughes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Richmond
Edited byMark Day
Music by
Production
companies
  • Grey Matter Productions
  • Wychwood Pictures
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11) (TIFF)
  • October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Plot

High school dropout Liza Drake lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.[3]

Cast

Production

In August 2021, Sony Pictures announced the development of an untitled film directed by David Yates and written by Wells Tower, based on the Evan Hughes’ New York Times Magazine article, “The Pain Hustlers” from May 2, 2018 [4] and his subsequent book The Hard Sell released in January 2022. It is a co-production between Grey Matter Productions and Wychwood Pictures. Yates produced the film along with Lawrence Grey and Yvonne Walcott Yates.[5] 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.[6] In July, Chris Evans came on board to star.[7] In August, Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d'Arcy James, and Chloe Coleman were added to the cast.[8] Production began in late August.[7]

Release

Pain Hustlers had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2023.[9] It was released in select theaters in the United States on October 20, 2023. It will be released by Netflix on October 27, 2023.[10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 26% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "Pain Hustlers has some great actors and a worthwhile premise, but lackluster execution dooms this dramatic look at the opioid epidemic."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]

References
  1. "Pain Hustlers (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. "Pain Hustlers". Writers Guild of America West. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. Kroll, Justin (July 5, 2022). "Chris Evans To Co-Star With Emily Blunt In Netflix Movie Pain Hustlers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. Hughes, Evan (May 2, 2018). "The Pain Hustlers". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  5. Kroll, Justin (August 18, 2021). "Harry Potter And Fantastic Beasts Director David Yates Sets New Film At Sony As Next Project". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. Wiseman, Andreas (May 21, 2022). "Netflix Closing In On $50M+ WW Deal For Emily Blunt Package Pain Hustlers With David Yates Directing: Cannes Market Big Splash". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  7. Kroll, Justin (July 5, 2022). "Chris Evans To Co-Star With Emily Blunt In Netflix Movie Pain Hustlers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  8. Vlessing, Etan (August 29, 2022). "Andy Garcia, Catherine O'Hara, Jay Duplass Board Netflix's Pain Hustlers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  9. "Pain Hustlers". TIFF. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. Grobar, Matt (August 30, 2023). "Netflix Sets Fall Movie Release Dates For The Killer, Pain Hustlers, Sly, Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  11. "Pain Hustlers". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  12. "Pain Hustlers". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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