Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Hustle

If you loved Hustle, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Amateur

Amateur

2018★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school....

#2
Above the Rim

Above the Rim

1994★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now empl...

#3
Family Weekend

Family Weekend

2013★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition....

#4
Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang

2006★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story....

#5
Somewhere in Queens

Somewhere in Queens

2023★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tea...

#6
Palindromes

Palindromes

2005★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hustle for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revo...

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