Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sensual
- grounded
- date night
- girls night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the sensitive direction, smart screenplay, strong performances, and carefully staged strip routines while finding substantial drama beneath the film’s provocative premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mike works roofing and stripping while being unable to secure a bank loan for his furniture-making ambition despite having savings.
The Kings of Tampa build their livelihood and identities around selling male bodies and fantasy to club audiences.
The film’s prominently staged male strip routines contrast with grounded scenes of work, family tension, and financial anxiety.
Adam’s rapid popularity and foolish behavior threaten Mike’s ambitions and his relationship with Brooke.
Films like Magic Mike, and why
The Full Monty
shares a male-centered performance world, sexualized entertainment, blue-collar ambition, and dramatic comedy
The Players Club
shares adult romantic comedy, strip-club culture, gendered performance, and sharp social observation
Boogie Nights
shares a working-class protagonist, seductive nightlife, compromised ambition, and morally complicated melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Release Date
- 2012-06-28
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (3146)
Cast
- Channing Tatum
- Matthew McConaughey
- Alex Pettyfer
- Cody H. Carolin
- Olivia Munn
- Joe Manganiello
- Matt Bomer
- James Martin Kelly
- Reid Carolin
- Adam Rodriguez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Magic Mike about?
- A charismatic Florida roofer and male stripper tries to trade nightlife fame for a legitimate furniture business before a protégé’s reckless rise destabilizes his escape plan.
- What is Magic Mike like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Magic Mike as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Magic Mike violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Magic Mike.
- What did critics think of Magic Mike?
- Critics broadly praised the sensitive direction, smart screenplay, strong performances, and carefully staged strip routines while finding substantial drama beneath the film’s provocative premise.
- Which films are like Magic Mike?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, The Players Club, and Boogie Nights.
- How long is Magic Mike?
- Magic Mike runs 110 minutes.
- Where can I watch Magic Mike?
- In United States, Magic Mike streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
