In a departure from most of his previous roles, Adam Sandler takes a more dramatic turn in Hustle, where he plays a scout who finds the prospect of a lifetime.
There are a lot of Adam Sandler comedies on Netflix — perhaps too many. That’s because Sandler signed a development deal with Netflix long before many of his fellow stars did. And this summer, Sandler is making a rare detour into drama with Hustle, a new Netflix original movie he produced alongside NBA superstar, LeBron James. Within the film, Sandler plays Stanley Sugerman, an international talent scout for the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s a dead-end job for someone who has aspirations of becoming an NBA coach someday.
