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Oct 20, 2023 · When Yates switches away from the in-film documentary to the semi-fictional (“Pain Hustlers” is an inspired adaptation of Evan Hughes' non-fiction work The Hard Sell), world of the picture, Liza is living in her sister’s basement with her mother (Catherine O’Hara).
Oct 26, 2023 · “Pain Hustlers,” a conflicted yet entertaining dramedy from David Yates, takes its title from a group of pitchmen hawking fentanyl to clinics across the southeast. The drug is legal.
Oct 20, 2023 · Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a blue-collar single mom who has just lost her job and is at the end of her rope. A chance meeting with pharmaceutical sales rep Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) puts her...
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The film received generally negative reviews from critics. Plot. In 2011, Liza Drake is a struggling single mother living out of her sister's garage in Florida with her epileptic daughter Phoebe. Working as an exotic dancer, she is offered a lucrative job by customer Pete Brenner.
Sep 11, 2023 · David Yates helms 'Pain Hustlers,' starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, about a drug company that helped kickstart the opioid epidemic.
Oct 27, 2023 · Pain Hustlers. Liza dreams of a better life for herself and her daughter. Hired to work for a bankrupt pharmaceutical company, Liza skyrockets with sales and into the high life, putting her in the middle of a federal criminal conspiracy.
Sep 12, 2023 · Pain Hustlers review: Emily Blunt is 'the only reason to watch this' 11 September 2023. By Caryn James,Features correspondent. Netflix. Pain Hustlers, a drama about the opioid epidemic,...
Sep 12, 2023 · Reviews. Sep 11, 2023 9:00pm PT. ‘Pain Hustlers’ Review: Emily Blunt and Chris Evans Say ‘Yes’ to Drugs in Taxing Satire of Opioid Slingers. After directing seven Harry Potter-related...
The morality tale that is Pain Hustlers shifts tones abruptly in its third act, where greedy and unethical characters get their comeuppance. Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 6, 2023....
Sep 18, 2023 · Directed by David Yates – in only his second non-Harry Potter film since 2007 – Pain Hustlers dramatizes a real pharmaceutical crisis in ways that don’t always add up.