Don Jon

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs. Thomas Kloss behind the camera. Nathan Johnson scores. Lauren Zuckerman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 3Released 13 years ago.
• 4Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, shot by Thomas Kloss. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Nathan Johnson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Lauren Zuckerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Everyone loves a happy ending.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt2229499 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
• 11Classified under 12 themes, including "pornography", "new jersey", "sex addiction", "sexual fantasy".

The technical file

Cinematography

Thomas Kloss

Original score

Nathan Johnson

Editing

Lauren Zuckerman

Production design

Meghan C. Rogers

Costume design

Leah Katznelson

Makeup / hair

Trish Almeida

Sound

Tony Villaflor

Runtime

90 min · 1h 30m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$3,000,000

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

Don Jon (2013) ↗

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Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Don Jon - Official Trailer (2013) HD

  Trailer · Official
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  Don Jon - LFF Red Carpet Interview with Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Official Warner Bros. UK

  Featurette · Official
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  DON JON Trailer | Festival 2013

  Trailer

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Andres Gomez2015-05-02
  ★ 7/10

  I found this movie much more interesting that what I thought at first glance. Gordon-Levitt tells a simple story, but he does it well and the story is interesting enough. His performance is also remarkable and Johansson is spectacular, as always.

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Production companies

Who made it

• RA

  Ram Bergman Productions

  US

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  HitRecord Films

  US

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  Voltage Pictures

  US

Key crew

• ProducerRam Bergman
• Executive ProducerNicolas Chartier
• Executive ProducerRyan Kavanaugh
• CastingVenus Kanani
• Art DirectionElizabeth Cummings
• Line ProducerBruce Wayne Gillies
• Executive ProducerTucker Tooley
• CastingMary Vernieu
• EditorLauren Zuckerman
• Production DesignMeghan C. Rogers
• Hair Department HeadTrish Almeida
• Set DecorationCindy Coburn
• Sound Re-Recording MixerTony Villaflor
• Sound Re-Recording MixerGary Rizzo
• Music SupervisorJohn Houlihan
• Production CoordinatorDiane Ward
• Still PhotographerDaniel C. McFadden
• Supervising Sound EditorDavid Chrastka
• Makeup Department HeadLuisa Abel
• Costume DesignLeah Katznelson
• Sound mixerPawel Wdowczak
• Special Effects CoordinatorJohn C. Hartigan
• Assistant Costume DesignerKristen Ochs
• Music EditorDrew DeAscentis

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• pornography
• new jersey
• sex addiction
• sexual fantasy
• internet porn
• male masturbation
• masturbation
• exercise
• blunt
• true love
• assertive
• audacious

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2013-01-18· Sundance Film Festival
• Premiere2013-03-11· South by Southwest Film Festival
• Theatrical2013-09-27R

Also known as

International titles

• Don Jon's AddictionUS
• 超急情圣TW
• 唐璜之瘾CN
• 돈 존KR
• Strasti Don JuanaRU
• Don Jon - Was Frauen wollen und Männer brauchenDE
• 情圣囧色夫CN
• Entre sus manosAR