Overview
A summer of first love unfolds in the Italian countryside, where desire knows no bounds.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- sensual
- languid
- wistful
- reflective evening
- romantic night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully acted, sensual, and deeply moving queer coming-of-age romance, while some found its later stretch less focused.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elio and Oliver's desire unfolds during a single transformative summer in northern Italy.
Seventeen-year-old Elio moves from intellectual precocity toward an intimate understanding of same-sex desire.
The villa, orchards, swimming pool, and northern Italian countryside are rendered in warm, tactile summer imagery.
The Perlman household combines classical music, Greco-Roman scholarship, translation, and an elegant seventeenth-century villa.
Films like Call Me by Your Name, and why
Moonlight
shared queer romance, intimate coming of age, emotional restraint, and bittersweet reflection
Weekend
shared queer intimacy, naturalistic performances, fleeting romance, and emotionally candid storytelling
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
shared sensual period romance, lush rural atmosphere, and the ache of impermanence
A Room with a View
shared languid summer setting, first love, sensuality, and wistful emotional aftermath
Movie Details
- Director
- Luca Guadagnino
- Release Date
- 2017-10-01
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (12963)
Cast
- Timothée Chalamet
- Armie Hammer
- Michael Stuhlbarg
- Amira Casar
- Esther Garrel
- Victoire du Bois
- Vanda Capriolo
- Antonio Rimoldi
- Elena Bucci
- Marco Sgrosso
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, 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 Call Me by Your Name about?
- During an idyllic 1983 summer in northern Italy, a precocious teenager experiences a transformative first love with his father's visiting research assistant.
- What is Call Me by Your Name like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Call Me by Your Name as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Call Me by Your Name violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Call Me by Your Name.
- What did critics think of Call Me by Your Name?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a beautifully acted, sensual, and deeply moving queer coming-of-age romance, while some found its later stretch less focused.
- Which films are like Call Me by Your Name?
- Films with a similar feel include Moonlight, Weekend, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and A Room with a View.
- How long is Call Me by Your Name?
- Call Me by Your Name runs 132 minutes.
- Where can I watch Call Me by Your Name?
- In United States, Call Me by Your Name is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex.
