SummaryAn adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Directed By:Baz Luhrmann
Written By:Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
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Mixed or Average
55
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Generally Favorable
7.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
42% Positive
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May 9, 2013
88
It’s a terrific adaptation that succeeds not only as a work of cinema but also, wonderfully, as proof of the novel’s greatness. In short, the picture rebukes the revisionists even while entertaining them.
May 9, 2013
75
The good news about Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of the Fitzgerald masterpiece is that he doesn't use the novel as a mere pretext for his own visual invention, but genuinely tries to capture the Fitzgeraldian spirit, and for the most part, despite some vulgar lapses, he succeeds.
User score
Generally Favorable
69% Positive
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23% Mixed
220 Ratings
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8% Negative
79 Ratings
79 Ratings
Dec 16, 2025
10
Gatsby is very underrated , i love DiCaprio and Tobey , The Storyis very good , The music etc
May 8, 2013
67
It's a dazzling time capsule of a shimmering era and a devastating look into the dark side of the American dream. Too bad Luhrmann, the caffeinated conductor, doesn't trust that story enough. He'd rather blast your retinas into sugar-shock submission. Uncle, old sport! Uncle!
May 6, 2013
60
More often, Gatsby feels like a well-rehearsed classic in which the actors say their lines ably, but with no discernible feeling behind them.
May 9, 2013
50
Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is a failure that should have at least been a magnificent mistake, a risky endeavor that showed a daring intent even if its brash vision didn’t quite succeed. Instead, the movie leaves you cold and weary and vaguely disgusted.
May 9, 2013
40
The director has steadfastly proclaimed his passion for the novel, but the film he's made of it too often plays as no more than an excuse to display his frantic, frenetic personal style.
May 7, 2013
25
I love the publicity quotes by Baz Luhrmann stating that his intention was to make an epic romantic vision that is enormous. Also: overwrought, asinine, exaggerated and boring. But in the end, about as romantic as a pet rock.
Jun 23, 2022
10
I mean once you have a fascinating and incredible story like this, a stellar star like DiCaprio, Maguire, Mulligan, and of course not to mention Joel Edgerton and Elizabeth Debicki perform almost as amazing as all first three star above them, the great Baz Luhrmann's with his great direction and style of filmmaking, the result is as for me expected to be like this incredibly well done, there is nothing i can actually compare like maybe some people who read the novel or watch the 1974 version because i haven't read the novel and seen that version and as the first timer with the story, it is a very clever, heartbreaking, intense and powerful love story that adapted amazingly by Baz Luhrmann's, i wouldn't say The Great Gatsby is a perfect movie but what the movie mostly accomplish is basically covered the little nit picky moments in the film, and still overall The Great Gatsby is still a truly great movie.
Apr 1, 2020
6
Not the greatest movie and definitely not the greatest musical choice, but an interesting and engaging movie after all.
Apr 11, 2019
6
DiCaprio is very good and the film has Luhrmann's usual flair but perhaps required a subtler hand.
Feb 28, 2016
3
I was disappointed with the character roles in this movie. Luhrmann makes it seem like the men work to make money to support the women, and the women are happy to be the men's arm candy. The female characters are predominately dominated by the male characters and both sides seem to be content with their roles. This was pathetic in my opinion.
Production Company:
- Warner Bros.
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- A+E Networks
- Bazmark Films
- Red Wagon Entertainment
Release Date:May 10, 2013
Duration:2 h 23 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Can't repeat the past? ...of course you can!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 12 Wins & 15 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
