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Adam Sandler’s ‘Hustle’ isn’t a true story. But here’s why it feels like one

For the last few years it’s felt like Adam Sandler has been rewriting the rulebook of what he does onscreen. “Hustle,” which has been firmly atop Netflix’s most-watched movies list since it launched last week, is just the latest example in a string of unexpected turns that’s included “The Meyerowitz…

Los Angeles Times

'Hustle' is Jeremiah Zagar's love letter to basketball fans in Philadelphia

Many of the actors who star alongside Adam Sandler in the new basketball movie Hustle are real NBA athletes. NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson talks with director Jeremiah Zagar about the film.

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'Hustle' review: Sandler NBA drama sticks to the playbook

In "Hustle," Adam Sandler plays an NBA scout named Stanley Sugerman, which makes it sound like one of those movies where Sandler plays a buffoon who inherits a basketball team from his father and then wins the NBA Finals with a team that consists of himself, Rob Schneider, David Spade,…

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Review: Adam Sandler gives Netflix’s appealing basketball drama ‘Hustle’ its flow

The last time I saw Adam Sandler in a movie — forgive me, I missed “Hubie Halloween” — he was sweating, cursing and agitating up a storm in “Uncut Gems.” It wasn’t his first great performance (or his last), but it revealed something about his particular gifts that few of…

Los Angeles Times

Music gives Adam Sandler's Philly basketball movie 'Hustle' its flow

"Hustle" is a basketball movie, and a Philly movie — but it's also a music movie.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How 'Hustle' director Jeremiah Zagar turned his Philly basketball film into an endearing bromance

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia basketball fans can't wait to see Adam Sandler's Netflix flick "Hustle," starring Queen Latifah and Utah Jazz power forward Juancho Hernangómez. They've got good reason: A squad of Philadelphia 76ers including Seth Curry, Matisse Thybulle, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris, and head coach Doc Rivers will make big…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

New this week: Carrie Underwood, 'The Janes,' Adam Sandler

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Carrie Underwood and an anthology set from BTS, while Adam Sandler channels his affection for basketball into Jeremiah Zagar’s “Hustle” and “All Rise” gets a new lease on life thanks to the OWN channel

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