Overview
A young woman's life intertwines with a rock-and-roll legend, revealing the complexities of love and obsession.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- wistful
- quiet evening
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Cailee Spaeny’s sensitive performance and Sofia Coppola’s nuanced, female-centered depiction of celebrity, isolation, and unequal power, while some found the narrative repetitive or slow.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story centers Priscilla’s experience of Elvis rather than presenting a comprehensive career chronicle of the singer.
Priscilla’s life around Elvis offers privilege and access while limiting her autonomy inside a highly controlled relationship.
Priscilla is a teenager when she meets the already-famous Elvis, and the film emphasizes their unequal social and personal power.
Graceland and other privileged spaces are presented as beautiful environments that intensify Priscilla’s loneliness.
Films like Priscilla, and why
Lost in Translation
shares Sofia Coppola’s intimate, atmospheric examination of isolation, privilege, and emotionally distant relationships
Marie Antoinette
shares Coppola’s focus on young femininity, gilded confinement, opulent settings, and subjective emotional alienation
Jackie
shares a female-centered biographical drama approach to life beside a famous, powerful male artist
Maestro
shares a psychologically focused music-world biopic centered on celebrity, marriage, and private vulnerability
Movie Details
- Director
- Sofia Coppola
- Release Date
- 2023-10-27
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1148)
Cast
- Cailee Spaeny
- Jacob Elordi
- Ari Cohen
- Dagmara Dominczyk
- Tim Post
- Lynne Griffin
- Dan Beirne
- Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
- Dan Abramovici
- Matthew Shaw
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, 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 Priscilla about?
- A sensitive, visually polished portrait of Priscilla Presley’s adolescence and marriage inside Elvis Presley’s dazzling but constricting world.
- What is Priscilla like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Priscilla as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Priscilla violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Priscilla.
- What did critics think of Priscilla?
- Critics broadly praised Cailee Spaeny’s sensitive performance and Sofia Coppola’s nuanced, female-centered depiction of celebrity, isolation, and unequal power, while some found the narrative repetitive or slow.
- Which films are like Priscilla?
- Films with a similar feel include Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette, Jackie, and Maestro.
- How long is Priscilla?
- Priscilla runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Priscilla?
- In United States, Priscilla is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
