Embattled detective Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman) gets a chance at redemption when the NYPD is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers. As the search intensifies, authorities take unprecedented measures to prevent the perpetrators from escaping by putting the entire island of Manhattan on lockdown, closing all of its 21 bridges. As the night unfolds, however, Davis begins to suspect that there is more to the manhunt that meets the eye: gradually uncovering a wide-reaching conspiracy, the lines between criminal and cop become increasingly blurred.

Also starring J.K. Simmons and Sienna Miller, 21 Bridges is a race-against-the-clock crime thriller – and the first of two New York-set films screening at the ANU Film Group tonight.

Struggling to make ends meet, inexperienced New York stripper Destiny (Constance Wu) finds her life changed forever when she is taken under the wing of the club’s star dancer, Ramona (Jennifer Lopez). But when the 2008 recession hits and their earnings are significantly slashed, the pair concoct a daringly dangerous scheme to take their money – and their lives – back at the expense of their wealthy Wall Street clientele.

Led by a commanding and career-best performance from Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers is a sexy, funny heist film with a lot of heart that is as empowering as it is entertaining – rounding out the ANU Film Group’s night of New York-set films.