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He's the highest paid lover in Beverly Hills. He leaves women feeling more alive than they've ever felt before. Except one.
He's the highest paid lover in Beverly Hills. He leaves women feeling...
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller - 1980
American Gigolo
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Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.
Director:
,
Paul Schrader
Cast:
,
Bill Duke
,
Richard Gere
,
Hector Elizondo
,
Lauren Hutton
,
Judith Ransdell
,
K Callan
,
Carole Cook
,
Nina van Pallandt
,
Brian Davies
,
Tom Stewart

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
117 min
Release date:
8 Feb 1980
Country:
US
Languages:
German, Swedish, English, French
Budget:
$4,800,000
Revenue:
$22,743,674
Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The whole movie has a winning sadness about it; take away the story's sensational aspects and what you have is a study in loneliness.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
It all becomes something of an academic, if entertaining, exercise that fails to stir the emotions.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Schrader's third outing as a director is betrayed by a curious, uncharacteristic evasiveness at its core.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
rotten:
Schrader's development of the frame-up story is mechanically melodramatic, and Gere, essentially a boring actor, doesn't help much either. He just cannot carry a picture, even when his passivity and gentleness well serve some aspects of his character...
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
9 May 2011
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