History Film / Hustle2022

* TrainingFromHell: Zigzagged. Not all of Stanley's training of Bo is that rough, but their morning routine is definitely the worst part. Stanley wakes Bo up early every morning and takes him to a large hill in Philadelphia, which is infamously difficult even for professional cyclists. Stanley has Bo run up the hill, while he follows behind in his car. Bo struggles mightily at first, but Stanley keeps goading him on, telling him not to slow down. They do this every day until Bo is able to run up the hill in less than a minute and 45 seconds.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: The [[TrainingFromHell hardest part]] of Bo's training involves running up a very long, steep hill in less than a minute and 45 seconds. At first, Bo struggles to get up the hill at all and goes way over the time limit. By the end of the training, [[spoiler:he does it with a few seconds to spare, and ''then'' runs all the way up the staircase at the top of the hill, which he didn't have to do]].

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Vince Merrick, who succeeds his father Rex as manager of the [=76ers=], only cares about the business side of basketball and how profitable his players are. This contrasts Stanley and Bo, who are DoingItForTheArt. [[invoked]]

* TrainingFromHell: Zigzagged. Not all of Stanley's training of Bo is that rough, but their morning routine is definitely the worst part. Stanley wakes Bo up early every morning and takes him to a large hill in the road. Stanley has Bo run up the hill, while he follows behind in his car. Bo struggles a lot at first, but Stanley keeps goading him on, telling him not to slow down. They do this every day until Bo is able to run up the hill in less than a minute and 45 seconds.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: The [[TrainingFromHell hardest part]] of Bo's training involves running up a very tall hill in the road in less than a minute and 45 seconds. At first, Bo struggles to get up the hill at all and goes way over the time limit. By the end of the training, [[spoiler:he does it with a few seconds to spare, and ''then'' runs all the way up the staircase at the top of the hill, which he didn't have to do]].

* AllForNothing: Subverted. Stanley spends several days training Bo physically, to do his best performance in basketball, and mentally, to help resist being affected by Kermit's bullying. At Bo's next game, [[spoiler:Bo is able to ignore Kermit at first. But then Kermit makes a comment about Bo's daughter, and Bo snaps and starts beating the crap out of him before being dragged off the court. It seems like Bo's career is over, but then, out of the blue, he gets invited to another audition]].

After countless days of scouting, he would eventually find Bo Cruz (Hernangomez), a talented young player in Spain. Sugerman sees potential in Cruz and trains him in hopes of getting him into the NBA. But this will not be an easy task. Vince does not believe in Cruz's potential, instead preferring another young player named Kermit Wilts (Edwards).

Stanley Sugerman (Sandler), an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, is promoted to assistant coach by Rex Merrick (Duvall), manager of the 76ers, much to Stanley's delight. But when Rex suddenly passes away, his son Vince (Foster) takes over as the new manager. Vince demotes Stanley back to talent scout, forcing Stanley to find a future star in Europe.

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards[[note]]A real life NBA player, not [[Creator/AnthonyEdwards the actor of the same name]][[/note]], Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith, with cameos from several other famous basketball players aside from Hernangomez and Edwards.

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards[[note]]A real life NBA player, not [[Creator/AnthonyEdwards the actor of the same name]][[/note]], Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith, with cameos from several other NBA players aside from Edwards.

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards[[note]]A real life NBA player, not [[Creator/AnthonyEdwards the actor of the same name]][[/note]], Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith.

Stanley Sugerman (Sandler), an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, is suddenly promoted to assistant coach by Rex Merrick (Duvall), manager of the 76ers, much to Stanley's delight. But when Rex suddenly passes away, his son Vince (Foster) takes over as the new manager. Vince demotes Stanley back to talent scout, forcing Stanley to find a future star in Europe.

Things get worse when Stanley quits his job after putting up with Vince's jerky behavior long enough. Without support from his former team, Stanley must rely on his family and friends to help him launch a career for Bo Cruz.

* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: When Vince tries to demote Stanley back to being a talent scout, Stanley calls him out for his [[{{Jerkass}} smarmy, dickish behavior]] before announcing that he's quitting his job.

Stanley Sugerman (Sandler), an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, is suddenly promoted to assistant coach by Rex Merrick (Duvall), manager of the 76ers, much to Stanley's delight. But when Rex suddenly passes away, his son Vince (Foster) takes over as the new manager. Vince demotes Stanley back to talent scout, forcing Stanley to find a future star in Europe. After countless days of scouting, he would eventually find Bo Cruz (Hernangomez), a talented young player in Spain. Sugerman sees potential in Cruz and trains him in hopes of getting him into the NBA. But this will not be an easy task. Vince does not believe in Cruz's potential, instead preferring another young player named Kermit Wilts (Edwards). Things get worse when Stanley quits his job after putting up with Vince's jerky behavior long enough. Without support from his former team, Stanley must rely on his family and friends to help him launch a career for Bo Cruz.

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Creator/AnthonyEdwards, Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith.

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernangomez, Anthony Edwards, Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/RobertDuvall, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith.

Stanley Sugerman (Sandler), an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, is suddenly promoted to assistant coach by Rex Garrick (Duvall), manager of the 76ers, much to Stanley's delight. But when Rex suddenly passes away, his son Vince (Foster) takes over as the new manager. Vince demotes Stanley back to talent scout, forcing Stanley to find a future star in Europe. After countless days of scouting, he would eventually find Bo Cruz (Hernangomez), a talented young player in Spain. Sugerman sees potential in Cruz and trains him in hopes of getting him into the NBA.

* MeanBoss: Downplayed. Vince Garrick, who becomes manager of the [=76ers=] and Stanley's new boss, may not be the kind of boss who is always shouting or threatening to fire people, but he is a smarmy, condescending prick who only cares about money and publicity.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Vince Garrick, who succeeds his father Rex as manager of the [=76ers=], only cares about the business side of basketball and how profitable his players are. This contrasts Stanley and Bo, who are DoingItForTheArt. [[invoked]]

Hustle is a 2022 sports movie starring Creator/AdamSandler, Juancho Hernagomez, Anthony Edwards, Music/QueenLatifah, Creator/BenFoster, and Kanny Smith.

Stanley Sugerman, an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, was recently demoted by his new boss and is forced to find a future star in Europe. After countless days of scouting, he would eventually find Bo Cruz, a talented young player in Spain. Sugerman sees potential in Cruz and trains him in hopes of getting him into the NBA.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Stanley finally gets his assistant coach job with the [=76ers=] and Bo makes it to the NBA, but as a player for the Boston Celtics rather than the Sixers. While the two would obviously prefer it if they were still working together, they're still satisfied that all their hard work paid off anf they're living their dreams.]]

* MeanBoss: Vince Garrick, who becomes manager of the [=76ers=] and Stanley's new boss, is a smarmy, condescending prick.

Stanley Sugarmen, an NBA talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers, was recently demoted by his new boss and is forced to find a future star in Europe. After countless days of scouting, he would eventually find Bo Cruz, a talented young player in Spain. Sugarmen sees potential in Cruz and trains him in hopes of getting him into the NBA.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: The [[TrainingFromHell hardest part]] of Bo's training involves running up a very tall hill in the road in less than a minute and 45 seconds. At first, Bo struggles to get up the hill at all and goes way over the time limit. By the end of the training, he does it with a few seconds to spare, and ''then'' runs all the way up the staircase at the top of the hill, which he didn't have to do.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: The [[TrainingHell hardest part]] of Bo's training involves running up a very tall hill in the road in less than a minute and 45 seconds. At first, Bo struggles to get up the hill at all and goes way over the time limit. By the end of the training, he does it with a few seconds to spare, and ''then'' runs all the way up the staircase at the top of the hill, which he didn't have to do.