The Great Gatsby

"Dream dangerously."

2013 2h 23m EN

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7.3

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49%

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7.2

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 13,227🥫49%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 641,730

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Synopsis

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Nick Carraway arrives in New York in 1922, an era of loose morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick encounters the mysterious millionaire Gatsby and his bewitching cousin Daisy. Soon, Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. Bearing witness to this new world, Nick pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and unforgettable tragedy -- mirroring our own times and struggles.

“Dream dangerously.”

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Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Jay Gatsby
Tobey Maguire
Nick Carraway
Carey Mulligan
Daisy Buchanan
Joel Edgerton
Tom Buchanan
Elizabeth Debicki
Jordan Baker
Isla Fisher
Myrtle Wilson
Jason Clarke
George Wilson
Amitabh Bachchan
Meyer Wolfsheim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writers: Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Australia

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MONEY

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$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Australia.

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5 / 8

CAST

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212+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Baz Luhrmann, shot by Simon Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Craig Armstrong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Redmond shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Baz Luhrmann directs. Simon Duggan behind the camera. Craig Armstrong scores. Jonathan Redmond cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Australia. Dialogue in English.

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1$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Australia.
5212+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Baz Luhrmann, shot by Simon Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Craig Armstrong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Jonathan Redmond shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Dream dangerously.".
11IMDB entry: tt1343092 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1213,227 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Simon Duggan
Original score: Craig Armstrong
Editing: Jonathan Redmond
Production design: Catherine Martin
Costume design: Catherine Martin
Makeup / hair: Maurizio Silvi
VFX supervisor: Andy Brown
Sound: Wayne Pashley
Stunt coordinator: Tony Lynch
Runtime: 143 min · 2h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $105,000,000
Box office: $351,040,419
Return: 334% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Great Gatsby (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes: 49% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 641,730 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 51 wins & 86 nominations total

AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
AACTA Award for Best Film
AACTA Award for Best Sound
AACTA Award for Best Production Design
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
AACTA Award for Best Editing
AACTA Award for Best Direction

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Andres Gomez2013-06-28
★ 2.5/10
Baz Luhrmann repeats what he did with Rome + Juliet and creates a horrible moster full of FX and exaggeration. Still, the cast performs well.
anthonyryan12013-08-21
★ 8/10
An over the top portrayal of the classic novel, while at times excessive and tasteless, it truly hits home with the novels original critique on the excess of the time. The cast was excellent, the movie stayed true to the novel in all the most important ways. I personally feel the modern soundtrack wasn't appropriate in several cases, but a couple flawless executions.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-10
★ 2/10
See I don't know how to review this because I came into it hating the novel, and it's 2022, it took me over a decade to finally say "fine I'll watch the movie." And unfortunately they didn't improve things. It's still, well, pretentious. It's still a story of someone that is living above his means, and living a very shallow life, that the audience is supposed to relate to enough to either like or dislike him... ... and I just never could. Holden Claufield was pretentious, but the magic of the Catcher in the Rye is that everyone could relate to him in some way, everyone could connect in some way, even if you ultimately didn't like him. Jay Gatsby, you can't really relate to him. The best description for him is a false prophet, at least the most apt description of him is a false prophet... and that isn't a relatable protagonist. That isn't the sort of character that most people can connect with. And it carried over into this film. It's hard to get into the novel when the protagonist is unrelatable, and just as hard to get into the film. But, at the same time, it's done beautifully and Leo did nail the part. In fact, all the acting was pretty great.