Moulin Rouge
A lavishly colored portrait of Toulouse-Lautrec’s bohemian Paris, where art, disability, and turbulent love collide around the Moulin Rouge.
Overview
A poignant exploration of love and artistry amidst the vibrant chaos of Parisian nightlife.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- melancholic
- romantic
- theatrical
- classic cinema night
- period drama evening
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film’s vivid recreation of Lautrec’s Paris and its production design while finding the treatment overly long, detached, and factually loose.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story follows Toulouse-Lautrec’s life while explicitly presenting a fictionalized account based on Pierre La Mure’s book.
Toulouse-Lautrec feels at home among the dancers, artists, and other misfits of the Moulin Rouge.
The sets, costumes, photography, and color effects vividly approximate Lautrec’s Paris and visual milieu.
Henri’s disability shapes his belief that he cannot experience true love and intensifies his relationships with Marie and Myriamme.
Films like Moulin Rouge, and why
Lust for Life
stylized period biography of an artist shaped by bohemian nightlife, romantic longing, and elaborate visual design
The Agony and the Ecstasy
romanticized artist biography combining psychological suffering, cultural milieu, and vivid period tableaux
Surviving Picasso
lavish historical drama centered on an artist, artistic identity, and conflicted relationships
Cabaret
musical period drama using performance culture, romantic pain, and heightened theatrical imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- John Huston
- Release Date
- 1952-10-24
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (118)
Cast
- José Ferrer
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Colette Marchand
- Suzanne Flon
- Claude Nollier
- Katherine Kath
- Muriel Smith
- Mary Clare
- Walter Crisham
- Harold Kasket
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- IndieFlix, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel , Artiflix
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Moulin Rouge about?
- A lavishly colored portrait of Toulouse-Lautrec’s bohemian Paris, where art, disability, and turbulent love collide around the Moulin Rouge.
- What is Moulin Rouge like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Moulin Rouge as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Moulin Rouge violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Moulin Rouge as mild.
- What did critics think of Moulin Rouge?
- Critics broadly admired the film’s vivid recreation of Lautrec’s Paris and its production design while finding the treatment overly long, detached, and factually loose.
- Which films are like Moulin Rouge?
- Films with a similar feel include Lust for Life, The Agony and the Ecstasy, Surviving Picasso, and Cabaret.
- How long is Moulin Rouge?
- Moulin Rouge runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Moulin Rouge?
- In United States, Moulin Rouge streams on IndieFlix, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel , Artiflix.
