Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
The Great Gatsby has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Great Gatsby was released in 1974 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 415 reviews, giving The Great Gatsby (1974) an average rating of 55%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 53%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Great Gatsby than critics were.
With a score of 55%, The Great Gatsby is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1974 with similar scores include films like Earthquake and Zardoz.
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