Don Jon
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A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
What critics thought
Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut earned warm notices at Sundance and solid reviews on wide release, with critics responding to his confident control of tone and the lived-in performances from Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. The gap between festival buzz and the more measured mainstream reception — and a notably cool audience response — suggests the film's frank treatment of porn addiction and its Saturday Night Fever-style swagger landed better with critics than general viewers.
“Funny, touching, smart, and supremely confident, Don Jon is also Gordon-Levitt's feature directorial debut, and it establishes him as one of Hollywood's most exciting new directors.”
Jess Cagle·Entertainment Weekly
“There's no dancing in Gordon-Levitt's writing-directing debut, Don Jon, although the movie is so heavily reminiscent—in the good way—of Saturday Night Fever that an arm-swinging paint-can reverie wouldn't be out of place.”
Stephanie Zacharek·The Village Voice
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Joseph Gordon-LevittDirectorJoseph Gordon-LevittJon Martello, Jr.
Scarlett JohanssonBarbara Sugarman
Julianne MooreEsther
Tony DanzaJon Martello, Sr.
Glenne HeadlyAngela Martello
Brie LarsonMonica Martello
Lindsey BroadLauren
Rob BrownBobby
Jeremy LukeDanny
Paul Ben-VictorPriest
Italia RicciGina
Amanda PerezLisa
Nathan JohnsonComposer
Thomas KlossCinematographyDon Jon
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
What critics thought
Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut earned warm notices at Sundance and solid reviews on wide release, with critics responding to his confident control of tone and the lived-in performances from Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. The gap between festival buzz and the more measured mainstream reception — and a notably cool audience response — suggests the film's frank treatment of porn addiction and its Saturday Night Fever-style swagger landed better with critics than general viewers.
“Funny, touching, smart, and supremely confident, Don Jon is also Gordon-Levitt's feature directorial debut, and it establishes him as one of Hollywood's most exciting new directors.”
Jess Cagle·Entertainment Weekly
“There's no dancing in Gordon-Levitt's writing-directing debut, Don Jon, although the movie is so heavily reminiscent—in the good way—of Saturday Night Fever that an arm-swinging paint-can reverie wouldn't be out of place.”
Stephanie Zacharek·The Village Voice
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Cast & Crew
Joseph Gordon-LevittDirectorJoseph Gordon-LevittJon Martello, Jr.Scarlett JohanssonBarbara SugarmanJulianne MooreEstherTony DanzaJon Martello, Sr.Glenne HeadlyAngela MartelloBrie LarsonMonica MartelloLindsey BroadLaurenRob BrownBobbyJeremy LukeDannyPaul Ben-VictorPriestItalia RicciGinaAmanda PerezLisaNathan JohnsonComposerThomas KlossCinematographyStream
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