American Hustle
Yankee con game
American Hustle is a 2013 crime comedy-drama film directed by David O.
Russell, loosely based on the FBI's Abscam sting operation of the late 1970s.
The film features con artists forced to work with federal agents to entrap corrupt politicians.
The title plays on the double meaning of hustle—both the disco-era dance and the art of the scam.
Seventies dance music
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- AfrosRounded, voluminous hairstyles
- permsChemical hair treatments
sideburns · velvet · gaudy · flashy · glam · mayors · congressmen · mobsters
Intentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- griftSwindle or petty fraud
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
con-artist · scheme · mark · sting · FBI · entrapment · bribery · corruption
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- nominationsFormal selections for consideration
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
Amy Adams · Jennifer Lawrence · Bradley Cooper · Jeremy Renner · cinematography · editing · soundtrack · box-office
Remaining alive against odds
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- identityWho someone is
reinvention · desperation · tension · manipulation · relationships · romance · jealousy · power
Ostentatious showiness
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
extravagance · flashiness · swank · designer · jewelry · nightclubs · champagne · excess
disco
Seventies dance music
- bell-bottomsFlared-leg trousers
- polyesterSynthetic petroleum-based fabric
- AfrosRounded, voluminous hairstyles
perms · sideburns · velvet · gaudy · flashy · glam · mayors · congressmen · mobsters · casinos
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
deception · con-artist · scheme · mark · sting · FBI · entrapment · bribery · corruption · politicians
Christian Bale
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- nominationsFormal selections for consideration
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
Amy Adams · Jennifer Lawrence · Bradley Cooper · Jeremy Renner · screenplay · cinematography · editing · soundtrack · box-office · premiere
survival
Remaining alive against odds
identity · reinvention · desperation · tension · manipulation · relationships · romance · jealousy · power · greed
glitz
Ostentatious showiness
opulence · extravagance · flashiness · swank · designer · jewelry · nightclubs · champagne · excess · vanity
- 2013 FilmsGravity, Dallas Buyers Club, Captain Phillips, Nebraska, Philomena
- Heist FilmsOcean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Sting, Inside Man, Baby Driver
- thrillerssuspense, thriller, nail-biter, page-turner, cliffhanger
American, America, Americas, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, hustle, hustles, hustled