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Elvis (1979) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Elvis

Movie1979·168 min

Elvis

Directed by John Carpenter

Drama Music TV Movie History

A drama music film directed by John Carpenter.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 47%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

142 ratings

About Elvis

This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Contemplative
Story Tags: ambition hubris, family legacy, identity self discovery, mid century, music performance, showbiz media, american regional, las vegas, parent child, outsider misfit, underdog, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback

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Where to Watch Elvis

Elvis is not currently available on any tracked service.

Details

Director: John Carpenter
Language: English

Cast

Kurt Russell, Shelley Winters, Bing Russell

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How Elvis Ranks

All movies

Top 47%

1970s movies

Top 65%

Drama movies

Top 49%

John Carpenter films#15 of 22

Top 47% All movies.

the vibe

Elvis Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderateapproachablelight-touchpersonalheartfeltstylizedcontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

stylizedstyled

rise & fall

nonlinear flashback

ambition hubris

family legacy

identity self discovery

outsider misfit

underdog

parent child

music performance

showbiz & media

american regional

Las Vegas

mid-century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9