Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- restless
- witty
- darkly comic
- adult movie night
- adventure movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that Matthew McConaughey gives a committed central performance, while the surrounding film is uneven and only intermittently effective.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kenny Wells risks his collapsing mining legacy, personal finances, and reputation on a remote Indonesian gold prospect.
The expedition for gold is interwoven with Kenny's search for investors and the wider Wall Street money machine.
Kenny is presented as an ambitious but down-on-his-luck prospector whose force of personality sustains an increasingly risky dream.
The gold search takes Kenny and Michael Acosta into lush, uncharted Indonesian jungles where disease and failure threaten the expedition.
Films like Gold, and why
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
shared treasure hunt structure, corporate ambition, fraud themes, and morally compromised protagonist
The Wolf of Wall Street
shared Wall Street intrigue, financial deception, and charismatic antihero energy
The Founder
shared true-story-inspired business drama, high-risk speculation, and rugged determination
The Lost City of Z
shared jungle expedition, greed-driven adventure, and mounting danger surrounding a valuable discovery
Movie Details
- Director
- Stephen Gaghan
- Release Date
- 2016-02-03
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (1802)
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey
- Bryce Dallas Howard
- Edgar Ramírez
- Timothy Simons
- Michael Landes
- Stacy Keach
- Rachael Taylor
- Bruce Greenwood
- Craig T. Nelson
- Corey Stoll
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Gold about?
- A bankrupt prospector bets everything on an Indonesian gold strike, only to find that ambition, money, and deception glitter alike.
- What is Gold like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gold as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gold violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gold.
- What did critics think of Gold?
- Critics broadly agreed that Matthew McConaughey gives a committed central performance, while the surrounding film is uneven and only intermittently effective.
- Which films are like Gold?
- Films with a similar feel include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Founder, and The Lost City of Z.
- How long is Gold?
- Gold runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gold?
- In United States, Gold streams on Netflix.
