Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray (2009)

  • 42% of critics liked it
    (36 reviews)

  • 42% of users liked it
    (42,265 ratings)

A vain London playboy offers his soul in exchange for eternal beauty in this adaptation of the chilling tale by author Oscar Wilde. Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton (Colin Firth), handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray (Ben Barnes) becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful… More

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R, 1 hr. 52 min.
Directed By
Oliver Parker
Genres
Drama, Horror
In Theaters
Sep 9, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Aug 24, 2010
Alliance Films

Critic Reviews

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    While Wilde's wit remains firmly entrenched, there's also a gruesome vein of gothic horror, and elements of the original which existed in the subtext or were merely hinted at are brought graphically into the open.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a misfire of nigh epic proportions...

  • Don Groves, sbs.com.au

    Like the painting, B-grade horror movie fast loses appeal.

  • Phil Hall, Film Threat

    A dismal mess.

  • Joseph Proimakis, Movies for the Masses

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jim H


    A British aesthete realizes that a painting of him manifests all the physical evidence of anything he does. I'm trying not to be the snobby literature teacher whom everybody hated in high school or that literature survey class you were forced to take Freshman year, but the… More

  • Matthew R


    This film is visually appealing. Colin Firth is a powerhouse in this film along with actors Ben Chaplin, and Rebecca Hall. The special effects visuals and the dressing of sets and costumes are all fantastic. This all said, the film is as if director Oliver Parker read Oscar… More

  • Emily A


    Zomfug. This movie is like Kryptonite for people like me. It's absurd how much it turns me on. Dorian's toast to intoxication alone... Unh. I wish I were more articulate, but it's hard to type when you have to keep wiping drool off your chin. I'm trying very hard… More

  • Thomas J


    This was just a miss. I will read the book just to check to see if the movie even followed the book. At times just did not feel true to the time period. Feels a little overacted at times as well.

  • Cynthia S


    A very well done adaptation of the Oscar Wilde Classic novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". As a period drama lover, I would say this movie was pretty entertaining, and the costume and set designs definitely deserve some praises. I thought Ben's portrayal of… More

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