American Gigolo Reviews and Ratings



  • October 21, 2009
    Hypocrisy is a world of lies in which a hero being true has no rights and no friends. Steep downfall with a landing.
  • August 16, 2009
    what the hell is this ?!
    i couldn't believe my eyes when i found paul schrader is the one behind this film, is it possible this is the same paul schrader who had done writing in 'taxi driver, 'raging bull', and other works with scorsese?
    or maybe he is just simply unable to cope ...( read more)making a movie on his own? but if that's so at least the movie have something interesting to offer.,
    i dont know, i simply dont know, because this film's plot, for me, is very common, nothing special, very unlike him, and the whole packaging is very mediocre, nothing great, nothing worth to remember.,
    or maybe this is simply the other paul schrader, who coincidentally have the exact same name (i know this is stupid, but i couldn't find another answer that make sense to me)..
  • July 12, 2009
    I LOVE RICHARD GERE HE IS A PROFFESIONAL MAN IN THE MOVIES.
  • July 4, 2009
    Pensé que se trataba de una película romántica de la típica prostituta (en este caso Richard Gere) que se enamora de un cliente prohibido. Desde luego que es eso, pero lo que sí me gustó es el thriller que en momentos es muy interesante y permite demostrar más la personalidad obs...( read more)cura del protagonista. A eso se le añade el diseño fresa ochentero y la música de Giorgio Moroder y el resultado siempre me va a encantarl El final si es horroroso y se resuelve el conflicto de manera muy barata.
  • April 16, 2009
    I felt that they established all the characters and where the story was heading very well, but when it came time to progress it it came off quite cheesy and sensational at times. Below all that there's a very strong base for the story to be told, but it loses its focus along the ...( read more)way.
  • April 15, 2009
    Must've been pretty shocking back in the day.
  • March 11, 2009
    Weird to see Richard Gere in this role. The plot really dragged though.
  • March 3, 2009
    Dated, so some of the shock value has gone but it's still alright.
  • February 25, 2009
    he was the man in this movie!!! woooo weee!! i lov to be the older woman in here !!
  • February 18, 2009
    The movie that really put Richard Gere on the map. Interesting look at the escort/hooker thing from the male side. Has a look that predates what Michael Mann would later appropriate. Last third seems forced to add energy.
  • January 15, 2009
    Richard Gere was way better actor when he was young. I think he lose something.
  • November 10, 2008
    T.D. Faison should do remake of American Gigolo starring Richard Gere. Funny thing about this is that T.D. Faison actually was a high priced gigolo. What a story. Let's start a campaign to get this story remade with T.D. as the lead...
  • September 15, 2008
    Good Movie Worth Watching
  • August 11, 2008
    I whant to see this:)
  • July 30, 2008
    It's really hard to imagine that John Travolta was suppose to star in this movie because I couldn't see it. It's basically a murder mystery with about as many endings as "Lord of the Rings 3" but it was alright. I feel 3 stars is too much but 2 and a half is too little. Whatever.
  • July 23, 2008
    MMM EYE CANDY IS RICHARD SOOO SEXI
    HAHAHA! ID DO HIM
  • June 9, 2008
    a hallmark film for its time..great start then sinks under its own weight..a bit pretntious and serious..could have been alot more fun if it was handled lighter....not gere's best role to be sure..but he does an adequate job. Great soundtrack though!
  • May 12, 2008
    He is definately good in these kinds of movies.If it wasn't for this movie i wouldn't have known who he was.Making fast cash off these females and the older ladies were the attraction.You can't help but like this movie.
  • April 20, 2008
    hard seeing richard gere in an attractive man role.
  • March 11, 2008
    one of the two sexiest roles Richard Gere ever had....its a very good movie on top of it all...but damn Richard is so sexy in this!!
  • February 28, 2008
    Richard Gere is just HOT in this film.
  • February 21, 2008
    not sure if i saw this
  • January 10, 2008
    The movie that started it all. It launched Gere's career and my love affair with this gorgeous, talented man on the silver screen. Wow. Every true fan must see this movie. Shame on you if you haven't. Believe me. It's your loss.
  • December 7, 2007
    haven't seen it but looks good
  • November 15, 2007
    I can't believe that I actually did see all the shit I've seen :)
  • October 11, 2007
    luv the soundtrack.. a true clasic !!!
  • October 2, 2007
    This movie was very shocking. Films were previously made regarding sex workers. However, this film examined the male sex worker, and featured him naked for all to see. That was a first for its time. The honesty of the lead characters matched the honestly of their ethics. My f...( read more)avorite scene was Richard Gere in the record shop. I kept all of my LP records from 1980 on, and it brings a huge smile to my face every time I see it. Well, that's my second favorite scene. My favorite scene is Julian opening his drawers trying to pick out the perfect outfit for a date, with the soundtrack blaring. I still have the soundtrack on LP.
  • September 5, 2007
    Would have been a three, but I hated the ending.
  • August 21, 2007
    who didn't want to be a Gigolo at one time
  • August 12, 2007
    Richard Gere is electrifying as the title role in this stylish, sexually charged drama film.
  • August 12, 2007
    I did not like this movie at all. I thought it was slow, pointless, and the ending was all wrong. It only received two stars because of the casting.
  • June 30, 2007
    Oh a classic. And Hutton is so sexy in this, a role that she is perfect in.
  • June 13, 2007
    American Gigolo is surely one of the most underrated movies of all times. It's a very good movie, in my opinion second best of Paul Schrader's films, right after "Mishima - Life in four chapters", and I never understood why it got all the bad reviews. First of all it's one of the...( read more) most stylish films I've ever seen, with fascinating scenes from start to finish, vibrant colors and beautiful sets and exterior shots. Paul Schrader, apart from being a great scriptwriter is also the master of photography, maybe the best in modern Hollywood. American Gigolo is a phenomenal character study too, struggle of a lonely man against the society he doesn't belong to, and in which he was artificially implanted by becoming something he's not. Michelle (Lauren Hutton) succeeds in bringing out the true Julian Kay, and their relationship on screen is very close and direct, although it maybe doesn't seem so, probably because both of the actors appear cold and distant, but that's just the result of the world they're living in. Both their lives are fake, and the only time they are real is with one another. The love scene between Julian and Michelle is one of the best in history of the cinema, it tells so much without showing much. Paul Schrader is one of my favorite directors, but that's only a small fraction of why I'm giving this movie

    10 out of 10
  • June 8, 2007
    worth watching just to see Richard Gere's bum!
  • June 6, 2007
    Wish I could have been in the shower with him!!!
  • June 5, 2007
    holy shit...Gere was hott as hell in this
  • June 3, 2007
    I seriously, cannot watch Richard Gere in anything now.
  • June 3, 2007
    Richard Gere doesn't really impress me.
  • May 27, 2007
    Another fantastic character study from the always interesting Schrader.
  • May 26, 2007
    again, same guy, very sexy as a young un
  • May 17, 2007
    I quit watching once I saw Richard Gere's Johnson.
  • May 4, 2007
    This is one of the films that helped start Richard Gere's career in Hollywod. Lauren Hutton is superb in this with with her acting and with her grace. A classic 1980 film that is timeless.
  • May 1, 2007
    The way he choose clothers after a shower ... :p !!! just a Gigolo ... :p
  • April 21, 2007
    Grande filme de Gere.Uma actuação bastante impresionante de um grande actor.

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