Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- wistful
- intimate
- quiet evening
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Julianne Moore's transcendent, emotionally detailed performance and the film's warm, unsentimental treatment of ordinary midlife life, while noting its close fidelity to the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gloria's club nights, family interactions, workaday routines, and romantic setbacks accumulate into a portrait of lived experience.
Sebastián Lelio reworks his Chilean film Gloria for an English-language American setting with Julianne Moore in the title role.
A divorced woman in her 50s pursues intimacy and pleasure through Los Angeles dance clubs while renegotiating family and romantic expectations.
The film finds humor in Gloria's romantic disappointments and the petty, wounding absurdities of everyday adult life.
Films like Gloria Bell, and why
45 Years
adult romantic drama centered on an emotionally complex woman rebuilding her life after divorce
Enough Said
warm, bittersweet character study about midlife solitude, desire, and self-reinvention
The Worst Person in the World
intimate female-led relationship drama combining everyday humor with emotional vulnerability
Movie Details
- Director
- Sebastián Lelio
- Release Date
- 2019-03-07
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (352)
Cast
- Julianne Moore
- John Turturro
- Michael Cera
- Caren Pistorius
- Brad Garrett
- Sean Astin
- Holland Taylor
- Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Rita Wilson
- Chris Mulkey
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Gloria Bell about?
- A resilient Los Angeles divorcee dances through midlife loneliness, romance, and the hard-won freedom to choose herself.
- What is Gloria Bell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gloria Bell as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gloria Bell violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gloria Bell.
- What did critics think of Gloria Bell?
- Critics broadly praised Julianne Moore's transcendent, emotionally detailed performance and the film's warm, unsentimental treatment of ordinary midlife life, while noting its close fidelity to the original.
- Which films are like Gloria Bell?
- Films with a similar feel include 45 Years, Enough Said, and The Worst Person in the World.
- How long is Gloria Bell?
- Gloria Bell runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gloria Bell?
- In United States, Gloria Bell is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
