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  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 2 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 2 h 39 m

Summary The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, a...

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann

Written By: Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner, Baz Luhrmann

  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 2 h 39 m
  • 2022
  • PG-13
  • Warner Bros.
  • 2 h 39 m

Elvis

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 60 Critic Reviews
64
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 233 User Ratings
7.4
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Summary The film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Austin Butler), seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, a...

Directed By: Baz Luhrmann

Written By: Sam Bromell, Craig Pearce, Jeremy Doner, Baz Luhrmann

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 60 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
36 Reviews
32% Mixed
19 Reviews
8% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 60 Critic Reviews
64
60% Positive
36 Reviews
32% Mixed
19 Reviews
8% Negative
5 Reviews

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100
Jun 27, 2022
For fans of Presley himself, this is the story you’ve been waiting for, and with “Unchained Melody” in your head, you’ll leave the theatre with more respect for Presley, for those you love, and for anyone who has ever been burnt by the hand that should have shown them comfort.
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87
Jun 23, 2022
Elvis is as much a ride following the highs and lows of the musician’s fabulously rich and sad life as it is a one-way journey into the extremities of its director’s exhaustive imagination. For better, and worse.
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Generally Favorable Based on 233 User Ratings
7.4
73% Positive
170 Ratings
18% Mixed
42 Ratings
9% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 233 User Ratings
7.4
73% Positive
170 Ratings
18% Mixed
42 Ratings
9% Negative
21 Ratings

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10
Darkvenom407
Mar 4, 2024
An absolute masterpiece and a must watch! I wouldnt sleep on this or listen to all them mixed/ negative reviews. This movie as touched my soul as much as elvis's music did.
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10
lalalima
Jan 23, 2024
loved it so much, so fun and entertaining but sad & unfortunate at the same time. i cried twice while seeing this in theatres. during the “if i can dream” performance (the audience in the theatre clapped when it finished) i wasn’t expecting to shed tears during that scene but it just happened! he sings with such passion and soul that it filled me with emotion. and again at the end of course :(. beautiful movie. long live the king.
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75
Jun 27, 2022
Luhrmann’s movie achieves its goals of highlighting Elvis’ music while providing a capable, if imperfect, abstract of his life. For fans of the icon and his music, it hits enough sweet spots to be worthy of a theatrical viewing.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
70
May 25, 2022
Although its rapid pacing doesn't always allow for the dramatic moments to resonate for as long as they could, Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic is a heartfelt and moving tribute to the late rocker.
By Jim Vejvoda FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 23, 2022
The viewer may struggle with the continuing inconsistency — the film is more comfortable with the supposedly compromised Elvis than the barely seen roots artist — but the audience is, at least, propelled back into the street in something like an elevated mood.
By Donald Clarke FULL REVIEW
50
May 26, 2022
Luhrmann sees the chief utility of Elvis (or “Booby,” as his loved ones called him) as a pedestal for his everything-all-the-time maximalism, the King of Rock and Roll’s taste for excess in harmony with the Aussie auteur’s desire to shove shock-and-awe cinematic effect down his viewers’ throats until we choke to death on whip zooms.
By Charles Bramesco FULL REVIEW
25
May 25, 2022
It’s hard to find even ironic enjoyment in something this high on its own supply; something much less interested in how its namesake broke the rules than it is in how its director does, and something tirelessly incapable of finding any meaningful overlap between the two.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
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10
Panchogul
Mar 12, 2023
Un biopic maravilloso, uno de los más icónicos, Austin Butler como Elvis fue espectacular y perfecta pero lo único malo es Tom Hanks y su personaje que a menudo se interpone en la experiencia con el espectador hacia Elvis y al cual frecuentemente parece intentar opacarlo, todo lo demás es simplemente genial.
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6
Bruterake
Oct 2, 2022
Divertidin mas achei meio arrastado realmente precisa de um diretor e atuação muito boa pra fazer filme muito longo.
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6
cinemabrain
Sep 19, 2022
OK overall but rough start. Tom Hanks also does a really terrible performance.
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Marmasweep6
Dec 23, 2023
Uhh why does this movie have racial slurs in it. There is no need for racal slurs in elvis
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TBall
Mar 13, 2023
All I can say is WTF? As one reviewer noted, this is more about the director than Elvis.
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Production Company Warner Bros., Bazmark Films, Roadshow Entertainment, The Jackal Group, Whalerock Industries
Release Date Jun 24, 2022
Duration 2 h 39 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline The Man. The Legend. The King of Rock & Roll.
Website https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/elvis
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 8 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 4 Wins & 21 Nominations

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