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Richard Gere is Julian Kay, a slick emotionally and spiritually deprived L.A. hustler in AMERICAN GIGOLO. While servicing an upscale clientele in the Hollywood area, he becomes involved with a rich senator's wife (Lauren Hutton), their relationship extending beyond Julian's normal encounters. Little does he know he is about to .. Read more

Starring	Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt
Director	Paul Schrader
Genres	Drama

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- Fascinating but botched attempt to update and translate Bresson's Pickpocket to contemporary California. Gere is the... read more on Time Out
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- - 5
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  Dated but good
  
  American Gigolo was slightly dated but nether the less a great script from paul schrader the writer of such classics as raging Bull and Taxi Driver. It is very ... read more »
  
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  - Simon
  - England
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 14:09
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  A dated tale of alienation.
  
  I wanted to watch this film solely because it was written and directed by Paul Schrader, and in terms of his familiar themes of alienation and isolation it ... read more »
  
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- - Kowalski
  - 11 reviews
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 13:46
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  The movie that made Richard Gere a heart throb!
  
  A light-hearted take on a dark theme. This romance/thriller featuring Richard Gere as the anti-hero is probably the movie where Richard Gere looked his best. I ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Dec 2011 at 20:09
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  Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, He Speaks The Languages Of Love!!
  
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  I Thoroughly enjoyed this movie and don't really see why so many people have slated it over the years.
  
  The gorgeous 'Richard Gere' stars ... read more »
  
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  - Wolverhampton
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 01:39
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  Slightly dated film
  
  Having heard that some men aspire to be RIchard Gere in this film, I thought I must see it!
  
  Although probably a good film in its time, i found the ... read more »
  
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  - Hornchurch
  - 19 Aug 2008 at 16:15
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  Excellent drama/thriller - still after 28 years. Love watching it,
  
  Scenic Los Angeles, is it still ... looking that way,
  
  Richard Gere is also part of the scenery. When we see him walking down Rodeo Drive it looks ... read more »
  
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- - crockery
  - 137 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 06 Apr 2008 at 16:20
- - 0
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  American Gigolo
  
  Not as good as when I first saw it 20 years ago. Richard Gere has learnt to act since then but still minces!
  
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  - Tenterden
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 14:00
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  Absolute Fromage
  
  The sex montage is so cheesy it hurts! But a good film never the less!
  
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  - Notts
  - 18 Jun 2007 at 15:54
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  gigolo
  
  early days of this actor very good story watchable,most women would like this movie because of the main man in this movie
  
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- - mac
  - luton beds
  - 27 Feb 2006 at 12:51
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  Classy and calculated
  
  Having seen this movie at the pictures a few years after it was released, I was looking forward to reviving my memories. This time I shared it with my husband.<... read more »
  
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- - RedKite
  - Staffordshire
  - 16 May 2005 at 20:04
- - 5
  - 0
  Dated but good
  
  American Gigolo was slightly dated but nether the less a great script from paul schrader the writer of such classics as raging Bull and Taxi Driver. It is very ... read more »
  
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- - Simon
  - England
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 14:09
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- - 5
  - 0
  Dated but good
  
  American Gigolo was slightly dated but nether the less a great script from paul schrader the writer of such classics as raging Bull and Taxi Driver. It is very ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Simon
  - England
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 14:09
- - 2
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  What a Disappointment
  
  A Great film back in 1980, my wife and I saw this at the cinema and could not wait to see it again. But time has not been kind to this film. Plot was thin, ... read more »
  
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  - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 16:15
- - 2
  - 1
  A classic, but dated
  
  I see what all the hype was about--Gere is incredibly sexy, slinking around apartments and bars in his 80's suits and horribly out of fashion sunglasses. ... read more »
  
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- - Zoli
  - London
  - 19 Jul 2004 at 09:57
- - 1
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  Classy and calculated
  
  Having seen this movie at the pictures a few years after it was released, I was looking forward to reviving my memories. This time I shared it with my husband.<... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 334850
- - RedKite
  - Staffordshire
  - 16 May 2005 at 20:04
- - 1
  - 0
  Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, He Speaks The Languages Of Love!!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I Thoroughly enjoyed this movie and don't really see why so many people have slated it over the years.
  
  The gorgeous 'Richard Gere' stars ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 800466
- - a customer
  - Wolverhampton
  - 20 Aug 2009 at 01:39
- - 1
  - 0
  The movie that made Richard Gere a heart throb!
  
  A light-hearted take on a dark theme. This romance/thriller featuring Richard Gere as the anti-hero is probably the movie where Richard Gere looked his best. I ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1072176
- - a customer
  - 10 Dec 2011 at 20:09
- - 0
  - 0
  American Gigolo
  
  If you have investigated other Paul Schrader movies like Taxi Driver and Light Sleeper, this is worth seeing or revisiting without all the hype that surrounded ... read more »
  
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- - David Lippiatt
  - Perth, Scotland
  - 11 Jul 2004 at 23:54
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  Absolute Fromage
  
  The sex montage is so cheesy it hurts! But a good film never the less!
  
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- 450846
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  - Notts
  - 18 Jun 2007 at 15:54
- - 0
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  American Gigolo
  
  Not as good as when I first saw it 20 years ago. Richard Gere has learnt to act since then but still minces!
  
  Report this review
- 494606
- - a customer
  - Tenterden
  - 14 Nov 2007 at 14:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Excellent drama/thriller - still after 28 years. Love watching it,
  
  Scenic Los Angeles, is it still ... looking that way,
  
  Richard Gere is also part of the scenery. When we see him walking down Rodeo Drive it looks ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 549885
- - crockery
  - 137 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 06 Apr 2008 at 16:20

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  Richard Gere is Julian Kay, a slick emotionally and spiritually deprived L.A. hustler in AMERICAN GIGOLO. While servicing an upscale clientele in the Hollywood area, he becomes involved with a rich senator's wife (Lauren Hutton), their relationship extending beyond Julian's normal encounters. ...