The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby

PG-13

Released May 10, 2013

2h 22m

Drama

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Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.

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Critics Consensus

While certainly ambitious -- and every bit as visually dazzling as one might expect -- Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby emphasizes visual splendor at the expense of its source material's vibrant heart.

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

The film does nothing to beat against the current. There's no lesson that all this 1920s extravagance is problematic. The message is to party like a rock star and dress like a robber baron - just don't waste all your money chasing a woman who waffles.

Jan 15, 2021

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

Subtlety is not a concept but giddy as it is, The Great Gatsby lacks the lunatic excess of Moulin Rouge!

Feb 22, 2019

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

This is fantastically enjoyable, and a blast. It is wild and rampant and thrilling. It's the best film I've seen since the last best film I saw, whatever and whenever that was.

Sep 4, 2018

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Some will highly enjoy the glamorous favoritism towards the Gatsby character that Luhrmann leans. Others will miss the enigmatic mystery the character possessed all the way until his final moments on the page and his resonance afterwards.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby is passionate and perfectly cast...

Rated: A

Aug 20, 2024

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Extravagant and “modern”, the classic book adaptation is flawed, but its production design still wows, and DiCaprio’s mysterious turns inject much needed emotion and “substance”... the film is not saved by Luhrmann – it is saved in spite of him.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 9, 2024

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Benjamin H

The Great Gatsby's themes are mostly well communicated through its lavish nature and highly stylized filmmaking while also having solid performances from its great cast, but it is also a bit bloated and overly detailed which does make this movie sometimes incohesive.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Karlee S

This is the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. The cast is awful, the music is awful, the set is awful. Everything is awful. Words cannot possibly describe the pure horror I felt watching this terrible movie. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH IT. I loved the book and was excited to watch the movie only to suffer tremendous disappointment and trauma. I will never get back the time I spent watching this movie and that will be one of the worst regrets of my life. I don't rate movies but I've made an exception for this god awful piece of trash they call cinema. I wish I could rate it zero stars or less but it will not let me.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Fabrícia F

Algo faltou para tornar esse filme memorável e digno de um clássico. Mesmo com visuais impecáveis e uma trilha sonora perfeita, faltou o brilho dos protagonistas e uma força maior que gerasse empatia na relação com o público.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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M7AMD A

there is something about this movie just felt good Acting and Direction is good weird choice of songs but I was okey with it in fact I was enjoying it :) story felt emotional a bit and its probably because of Leonardo it was a good story I probably going to rewatch it again in the future

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/24

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Gail M

Beautiful depiction of this glamorous time !! You have to watch this at least once!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Faiz D

The Great Gatsby was good just a little too glossy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Synopsis

Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy.

Director: Baz Luhrmann
Producer: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Catherine Knapman
Screenwriter: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Bazmark Films, Red Wagon Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Partying|Brief Language|Sexual Content|Smoking|Some Violent Images)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 10, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $144.8M
Runtime: 2h 22m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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