Gold

R

Released Jan 27, 2017

2 hr. 0 min.

Drama

Adventure

TRAILER

for Gold: Red Band Trailer 1

List

41%

188 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard but keeping it is even more difficult, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Dec 20

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Apple TV

Rent Gold on Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

Gold boasts an impressively committed performance from Matthew McConaughey, but it's just one glittering nugget in an otherwise uneven heap of cinematic silt.

Read Critics Reviews

Lorry S

It's worth watching if you like Matthew and you have adventure for Gold.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

Full Review

Ilson SimÃ£o S

Achei um filme bom, não é genial mas pra quem gosta desse tipo de filme vale a pena, não entendi tantas notas baixas

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/24

Full Review

Susan A

I thought it was an excellent movie. I am shocked that it has such a low rating. My friend and I loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

Full Review

David R

So this movie deserves a watch and significantly better ratings than it has received. Ron Howard's daughter Bryce gives a wonderful performance opposite Matthew Mcconnaughey in a take off based on the all too true story of a tiny company that cooked up their stock price on the false promise of the biggest gold strike in modern history. There's nothing really wrong with this flick unless you want to nit pick about it being perhaps a bit disjointed, and maybe a tad slow at times. Mcconnaughey has made precious few stinkers in his career and this is certainly not one of them. Ignore the reviews and give it a twirl.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

Full Review

Gertrude Gerapopoliuos

I'm losing all my faith in movie critics, this movie was panned and although not earth-shaking , I thought it was still very good. McConaughey was especially good as usual

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/20/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Underrated for sure. It's a really great drama with lots of scheming, and seeming backstabbing but friendship.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

Stephen Gaghan

Director

Matthew McConaughey

Kenny Wells

Edgar Ramírez

Michael Acosta

Bryce Dallas Howard

Kay

Joshua Harto

Lloyd Stanton

Timothy Simons

Jeff Jackson

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

85%

79%

American Made

TRAILER

for American Made

38%

61%

Hector and the Search for Happiness

38%

57%

The Leisure Seeker

TRAILER

for The Leisure Seeker

69%

78%

The Darjeeling Limited

TRAILER

for The Darjeeling Limited

77%

77%

The Kings of Summer

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

On DVD This Week: The Red Turtle, The Salesman, and More

Box Office: Split Stays #1 and Heads for $100M+

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Will Please Fans but Few Others

Gold: Red Band Trailer 1

1:48

Gold: Trailer 1

2:23

View more videos

View more photos

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

[Matthew McConaughey's] scenes in the jungle with dashing geologist Edgar Ramírez are much duller than those in the movie's latter half.

Mar 26, 2020

Full Review

Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

Gaghan never catches you up in Wells's gold-fever dream, so the movie, like his plan, falls apart. His attempt to impose a mock-heroic template on the material, doesn't fit.

Mar 8, 2018

Full Review

Gary M. Kramer

Salon.com

Despite McConaughey's commitment to the role, his Kenny is more pathetic than sympathetic, which makes caring about him for two hours a difficult task.

Mar 3, 2017

Full Review

Matt Neglia

Next Best Picture

A movie that is completely hollow and only saved by Matthew McConaughey's committed performance.

Rated: 3/10

Jun 24, 2022

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It's a dark comedy, a satire of capitalism gone wrong, a critique of corporate greed, and a human drama about a loser who thought he finally made it big. And moreover, the film does none of these modes well.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 5, 2022

Full Review

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The maxim states that all that glitters is not gold, and that's certainly true. In the case of Gold, it's more like a shattered disco ball, promising dazzlement but delivering only a few fleeting glints of illumination.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 17, 2021

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard but keeping it is even more difficult, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.

Director: Stephen Gaghan
Executive Producer: Paul Haggis , Richard Middleton , Ben Stillman
Screenwriter: Patrick Massett , John Zinman
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Black Bear Pictures , Living Films , Hwy 61 Films
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama , Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.2M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Most Popular at Home Now