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Fading Gigolo

Play trailer Poster for Fading Gigolo R,  2014,  1h 38m,  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 55% 143 Reviews Tomatometer 41% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
55% Tomatometer 143 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
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).
Fading Gigolo

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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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Candice Frederick Reel Talk Online Sep 2, 2017
D+
While Fading Gigolo has potential, the delivery makes it a wholly frustrating watch. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) May 26, 2014
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Ryan Gilbey New Statesman May 23, 2014
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. Go to Full Review
Robert Sims Hollywood.com Jan 22, 2022
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. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 1, 2021
2/5
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. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Jul 21, 2020
C
Memorable actors fill unmemorable roles, speaking words that flutter into nothingness as soon as they're spoken. Go to Full Review
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Leia S Feb 9, 2018 #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 See more
Harry P Dec 22, 2017 Starts out interesting, but doesn't stay that way.
Abraham W Aug 12, 2017 Great comedy, I would say it is a master piece of the modern comedy. Fresh, irreverent, elegant and an amazing cast selection. See more
Poe M Jun 3, 2017 Thoughtful perspectives.
George S Jan 18, 2017 Eeek. Normally expect better from these two giants.
Hagrid R Jun 7, 2014 Perfectly made romantic comedy. The casting is superb.
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Movie Info

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
Producer
Bill Block, Paul Hanson, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, James Debbs
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
Runtime
1h 38m
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