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The Great Gatsby

2000 · 90 min

A wistful, earnest period romance that feels like a modest, stage-bound adaptation, with longing glances and a slow, melancholic pull.

Directed by
Robert Markowitz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Tagline
He risked it all to give first love a second chance.
Overview
Stock broker Nick Carraway consents to play Cupid for his rich married cousin Daisy Buchanan and her former love, nouveau riche Jay Gatsby.

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Directed by
Robert Markowitz
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • class
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Robert Markowitz
Written by
John J. McLaughlin
Starring
Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, Heather Goldenhersh, Matt Malloy, Bill Camp
Music
Carl Davis
Cinematography
Guy Dufaux
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Russian, English

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