Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- glamorous
- darkly comic
- fashion film night
- true crime night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film stylish and entertaining but uneven, with tonal inconsistency and pacing problems offset by Lady Gaga’s committed performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Gucci family’s excess, stylized performances, conspicuous fashion, and darkly comic betrayals give the true-crime drama a deliberately flamboyant register.
Patrizia’s marriage connects her to a powerful fashion dynasty whose family relationships are inseparable from control of the Gucci business.
Patrizia begins as an outsider from a modest background and uses marriage, persuasion, and ambition to gain access to the Gucci empire.
Gucci garments, designer interiors, luxury settings, and the fashion-house milieu make material display central to the film’s visual identity.
Films like House of Gucci, and why
The Wolf of Wall Street
family-business intrigue, corrosive ambition, wealth, and stylish crime drama
The Godfather
dynastic power struggles, lavish production design, and tragic family conflict
Molly's Game
biographical crime drama centered on marriage, betrayal, and social ambition
I, Tonya
camp-inflected true-crime melodrama with a charismatic female protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Release Date
- 2021-11-24
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (3532)
Cast
- Lady Gaga
- Adam Driver
- Al Pacino
- Jeremy Irons
- Jared Leto
- Jack Huston
- Salma Hayek Pinault
- Alexia Murray
- Vincent Riotta
- Gaetano Bruno
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is House of Gucci about?
- A lavish, camp-tinged true-crime saga follows an ambitious outsider whose marriage into the Gucci dynasty turns family wealth into a battleground of betrayal and revenge.
- What is House of Gucci like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House of Gucci as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is House of Gucci violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in House of Gucci as moderate.
- What did critics think of House of Gucci?
- Critics broadly found the film stylish and entertaining but uneven, with tonal inconsistency and pacing problems offset by Lady Gaga’s committed performance.
- Which films are like House of Gucci?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wolf of Wall Street, The Godfather, Molly's Game, and I, Tonya.
- How long is House of Gucci?
- House of Gucci runs 158 minutes.
- Where can I watch House of Gucci?
- In United States, House of Gucci streams on Hulu, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
