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2013 · Movie · PG-13 · your starting pointIf The Great Gatsby is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like The Great Gatsby, ranked
1. GoodFellas (1990)
Both explore obsessive ambition within closed, hierarchical worlds where glamour masks moral decay, using voice-over narration and meticulous visual style to chart a protagonist's intoxication and disillusionment with an alluring but ultimately hollow lifestyle.
2. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Both films explore the intoxicating allure and moral decay of wealth through protagonists seduced by excess, using opulent production design and a narrator's perspective to immerse viewers in corrupt worlds that ultimately crumble under their own extravagance.
3. Gossip Girl (2007)
Baz Luhrmann's maximalist direction translates to Gossip Girl's visual excess and obsessive focus on how wealth and social status corrupt relationships among characters trapped in their own glittering bubble.
4. Mr. Deeds (2002)
A small-town outsider navigates a glittering world of wealth and social climbing, where genuine connection becomes the ultimate luxury amid those hungry for fortune and status.
5. The Abe Lincoln Of Ninth Avenue (1939)
Jimmy's arrival in New York mirrors Nick's entry into Long Island's glittering underworld, as both protagonists navigate morally ambiguous worlds where ambition and idealism collide with the corrupting allure of wealth and power.
6. Casino (1995)
Martin Scorsese's unflinching examination of how ambition and obsession corrode relationships within glittering, morally hollow institutions mirrors Gatsby's portrait of wealth's capacity to destroy those who pursue it.
7. Babylon (2022)
Babylon captures that same intoxicating excess and moral decay of 1920s wealth, following ambitious strivers through decadent parties where glamour masks the ruthless cost of pursuing an impossible dream.
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