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American Gigolo full movie is released on Feb 01, 1980. Watch American Gigolo online - the English Crime movie from United States , which has achieved a worldwide gross of $22,743,674. American Gigolo is directed by Paul Schrader and created by Paul Schrader with Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton. American Gigolo is available online on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus.

Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

As know as:

Ein Mann für gewisse Stunden, Επάγγελμα: Ζιγκολό, Amerikan Jigolo, Gigoló Americano, Amerikanskiy zhigolo

Release Date:

Feb 08, 1980

Release Date (Streaming):

May 23, 2000

Countries:

United States

Language:

English, Swedish, French, German

Stream Service:

Paramount Pictures

Production Companies:

Paramount Pictures, Freddie Fields Productions

Official Site:

paulschrader

Gross worldwide:

$22,743,674

Taglines:

Hired for love. Framed for murder., "I'll do anything you want me to do.", Richard Gere is American Gigolo. His business is pleasure., He's the highest paid lover in Beverly Hills. He leaves women feeling more alive than they've ever felt before. Except one.

Reviews

Michael Blowen
Boston Globe
Richard Gere, the highly touted actor critics invariably defend as a talent in search of a script, proves that his method acting can't propel him through a bad script.
by rottentomatoes, Apr 28, 2018
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
Schrader's development of the frame-up story is mechanically melodramatic, and Gere, essentially a boring actor, doesn't help much either. He just cannot carry a picture, even when his passivity and gentleness well serve some aspects of his character...
by rottentomatoes, May 09, 2011
Variety Staff
Variety
Schrader's third outing as a director is betrayed by a curious, uncharacteristic evasiveness at its core.
by rottentomatoes, Mar 26, 2009

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