What is the Metascore for The Great Beauty?

The Great Beauty has a Metascore of 86 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Official theatrical poster for The Great Beauty (2013)

Indigo Film

Drama

The Great Beauty

Q: Is The Great Beauty worth watching in the UK?

The Great Beauty (2013) has a Celluloid Score of 83%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · 2013

Quick Verdict

The Great Beauty (2013) has a 83% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

83%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

92% Critic Score

79% Audience

86 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.1

7.7 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 21m
Cast: Toni Servillo , Carlo Verdone , Sabrina Ferilli

Is The Great Beauty worth watching?

Yes — The Great Beauty earns a 83% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Sorrentino's Fellini-esque odyssey won the Foreign Language Oscar with style to spare.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics (92%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (79%).

What is The Great Beauty about?

An aging journalist wanders Rome's decadent nightlife searching for meaning after his sixty-fifth birthday party exposes the emptiness beneath la dolce vita.

Critic Reviews

critic The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty (2013) Review: An Italian Classic

★★★★½ 4.5/5

Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty (2013) endures as a defining drama landmark from Italy, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.