Fading Gigolo

R

Released Apr 18, 2014

1 hr. 38 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

List

54%

147 Reviews

Tomatometer

41%

5,000+ Ratings

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A bookseller (Woody Allen) hires out his friend (John Turturro), an unassuming florist, as a male escort for a pair of lonely women (Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis).

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Critics Consensus

Admittedly vulgar and ludicrous, Fading Gigolo gets a decent amount of mileage out of the entertaining chemistry between its starring duo.

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p g

I'm 80, and grew up loving Woody's movies. I landed, via Tubi, on several new ones I'd never heard of, and they are all brilliant. A new phase, no more neurotic angst, painful love stories, wacky slapstick, but serious, cultural commentary offering mature wisdom. I hope these recent ones weren't ignored due to PC. We need to separate artists from their creations. PC has killed off some of our greatest comedic geniuses, including Michael Richards, Louis CK, Roseanne, Al Franken, and others. Woody Allen has grown, and added a new dimension to his offering. Every detail is perfect, including the music.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/22

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jaime h

This film was given the harsh treatment for obvious reason of bias, and the idiotic "critics" and moronic "fan critics" who don't have a clue what is good in the first place, let alone the ability to be objective when watching an enjoyable film. It's not a perfect film but it's perfectly entertaining, seriously offbeat, fun and funny, and touching as well... Screw the numbers and watch this film!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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serge e

This movie is really funny, and works thanks to great performances and a brilliant chemistry between its leads. I loved it :D

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

#WoodyAllenRetro Podcast Project Woody joins veteran actor John Turturro in a strange dramatic rom-com which has a interesting and fun concept INITIALLY only to muddle it's story with conflicting tones and ideas that would have done better not to be so cobbled together in what feels like a random blend of unused characters and undeveloped ideas. Ultimately it feels like Turturro is drawing from some place of personal experience in these themes, some specifically drawing on the jewish community seem blatantly deliberate in execution but overall this screenplay is a disappointing mess that never comes together - it's obvious the basic human connection for unloved or disillusioned women was the ultimate takeaway but the execution was done quite badly - Woody himself could have tackled the material in a much more extravagant and elegant way but he seems to be here just to blow off some steam and be silly like he has in his other stand in movies ala picking up the pieces or scenes from a mall

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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troy k

Starts out interesting, but doesn't stay that way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Great comedy, I would say it is a master piece of the modern comedy. Fresh, irreverent, elegant and an amazing cast selection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Woody Allen

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Sharon Stone

Dr. Parker

Sofía Vergara

Selima

Vanessa Paradis

Avigal

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Candice Frederick

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While Fading Gigolo has potential, the delivery makes it a wholly frustrating watch.

Rated: D+

Sep 2, 2017

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

If you can get beyond the implausibility of Sharon Stone paying John Turturro to join her in a mnage trois - and, frankly, I couldn't - then there are lightweight pleasures to be had amid the wry, angsty middle-aged male fantasy.

Rated: 3/5

May 26, 2014

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

It would be misleading to suggest that the film falls into the so-bad-it's-good category. But a degree of obscure pleasure can be derived from the wrong-headedness of everything about it.

May 23, 2014

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Robert Sims

Hollywood.com

With his fifth directorial effort, John Turturro offers a thoughtful Woody Allen-esque meditation on the lengths to which lonely people go to fill the emotional holes in their lives.

Jan 22, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

From the sexual shenanigans of the gigolo scenes to the more repressed romance of the Avigal storyline, the muddled story fails to generate any real heat.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Memorable actors fill unmemorable roles, speaking words that flutter into nothingness as soon as they're spoken.

Rated: C

Jul 21, 2020

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Synopsis

A bookseller (Woody Allen) hires out his friend (John Turturro), an unassuming florist, as a male escort for a pair of lonely women (Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis).

Director: John Turturro
Executive Producer: Scott Ferguson, Sasha Shapiro, Bart Walker, Anton Lessine
Screenwriter: John Turturro
Distributor: Millennium Entertainment
Production Co: Antidote Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M

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