Fading Gigolo
Seen it?2014 | 90 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Caught Stealing, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Turturro
- John TurturroFioravante
- Woody AllenMurray
- Vanessa ParadisAvigal
- Liev SchreiberDovi
- Sharon StoneDr. Parker
- Sofía VergaraSelima
- Loan ChabanolLoan
- Bob BalabanSol
- Max CasellaGuy at Couner
- Aida TurturroDriver's Wife