The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Streaming On: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV
Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gary Clark Jr., Yola, Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel, Adam Dunn, Alton Mason, Shonka Dukureh, David Gannon, Shannon Sanders, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Chaydon Jay, Christian Kisando, John Mukristayo, Miles Burton, Gad Banza, Aristene Kisando, Senayt Mebrahtu, Mariama Princess Andrews, Sharon Brooks, Nicholas Bell, Anthony Phelan, Sandro Colarelli, Cle Morgan, Charles Allen, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Liz Blackett, Mike Bingaman, Christian McCarty, Tony Nixon, Andrea Moor, Mark Leonard Winter, Hugh Parker, Thomas Larkin, Hilton Hyppolite Denis, Christopher Sommers, Brad Leaver, Simon Mallory, Terepai Richmond, Alex Knight, Jordan A. Holland, Lenesha Randolph, Elizabeth Cullen, Angie Milliken, Luke Corrin Care, Jack McGirr, Miranda Frangou, Lakota Johnson, Ruby Gonzales-Judd, Greg Powell, Patrick Shearer, Sarah Ogden, Iain Gardiner, Melina Vidler, Traneshia Chiles, Lauren McClinton, Gary Hale, Kellee Halford, Angela Hill, Jamiah Hudson, Norris Jones, Stephen R. Ladson, Alfreda McCrary, Angela McCrary, Beverly Ann McCrary, Keb' Mo', Tamica Nicole, Marqo Patton, Robert Randolph, Calvin Settles II, Calvin V. Settles Sr., Ira Wayne Settles Sr., Odessa L. Settles, Sara Settles, Shirley M. Settles, Jacqueline Smith-Jefferson, Torshia Suggs, Cameron Keith Walls, Andrea Baker, Libe Barer, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini
Keywords: rock 'n' roll, biography, based on true story, singer, music business, 1950s
Triggers
- gaslighting: Elvis Presley is manipulated by his manager into thinking he needs him but eventually breaks free
- stalking: His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in the beginning, keeps following him, trying to talk to him.
- addiction: Elvis is shown to be addicted to both the drugs and the fame. He is constantly taking pills and the narrator even says he turned to drugs to hide his pain.
It is also implied he is addicted to the fame he has gotten
- drug use: Elvis, who famously died of overdose, uses many drugs in the movie. You never see the actual drugs, (except one time where you see a small white pill handed to him) you simply see him take pills. There are also implications he is being injected with drugs but again, you never see them actually being injected into him
- alcohol abuse: Elvis’s mother uses alcohol to cope with her son’s life and her worries. She eventually succumbs to alcohol
- restraints
- choking: Both Elvis and his manager are show in weak health states.
- sexualized minor: Well, it's a little creepy if you think that Elvis was so young when his dance moves are criticized for its "sexual depravity" by older men. Also, he is shown kissing his future wife, who was 14 years old at the time. He is also show watching a kind of brothel as an child, while couples are basically in fore play.
- overdose: Not explicitly and not on screen but it is somewhat implied. The film tells us Elvis died of heart failure and suggests that his drug usage could have been the cause
- parents dying: Elvis’s mother dies due to heart failure, most likely caused by her alcoholism. You see Elvis and his father crying and mourning her loss in front of paparazzi
- cheating: Elvis is in the phone, talking with his wife, while another woman is in her underwear beside him. He cheated on his wife for all of their marriage. She cheated too.
- clowns: Elvis’ manager comes from a carnival background, so there’s lots of clowns early in the movie. He also carries a cane that has a clown knob on the top.
- needles or syringes are used: Needles and Syringes are shown on screen however they are never shown being injected into anyone
- hospital scenes: Elvis checks into hospital for exhaustion
- violent mentally ill person: Elvis, who famously suffered from bad mental health, is show getting really aggressive and screaming
- anxiety attacks: Elvis is shown to be very anxious before performing
- flashing lights or images: The style of the film means there’s a lot of flashing lights and jump cuts
- shaky cam
- obscene language/gestures
- fourth wall: The Colonel talks to the audience throughout the film.
- stillbirths: While never shown on screen, Elvis’s twin was born stillborn and this was mentioned in a small scene and again at another time in the movie
- babies/unborn: Elvis became a father and his little daughter is show.
- n-words: The movie uses the word Negro often as was the case in the time period. It is rarely used as a negative term, however. The words colored are also used to describe black people.
In one scene, a Segregation rally is held where they use derogatory language about black people while in front of the Rebel flag
- homophobic slurs: At a concert a man calls Elvis a fairy.
- hate speech: The movie takes place during segregation so many scenes are about that divide.
There is one scene where it shows an angry white man screaming hate towards black people and promoting segregation while in front of 3 confederate flags
- large age gap: Elvis is 10 years older than his wife
- sexual content: Just some seconds of Elvis having sex with a groupie, seducing his wife while in bed and some zoom in his crotch during his first years dancing in public.
- sexual objectification: Elvis, somehow, is heavily objectified by older men.
- sad endings: Elvis died at the end, and the end is somber as he performs for the last time and his manager is taken off of life support.
However It does say some good things in words before the credits roll, and we know that the impact Elvis had on the world is still felt today. So even though the ending is not fun, it isn’t necessarily all bad
- car honk / tire screech
- gun violence: Martin Luther King Jr is shot during the movie. It isn’t shown however you hear a loud gunshot and they describe the event in a news broadcast.
Similarly, Bobby Kennedy is also shot. Again, this is not shown on screen it is simply a loud gunshot followed by footage of Bobby on the ground
- blood or gore: In one scene, after Bobby Kennedy is shot, you can see a small bit of blood on the hand of a man helping him.
Elvis
The Man. The Legend. The King of Rock & Roll.
Average Review: 7.712/10 (2078 votes)
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Streaming On: HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV
Cast: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke Bracey, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Gary Clark Jr., Yola, Natasha Bassett, Xavier Samuel, Adam Dunn, Alton Mason, Shonka Dukureh, David Gannon, Shannon Sanders, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Chaydon Jay, Christian Kisando, John Mukristayo, Miles Burton, Gad Banza, Aristene Kisando, Senayt Mebrahtu, Mariama Princess Andrews, Sharon Brooks, Nicholas Bell, Anthony Phelan, Sandro Colarelli, Cle Morgan, Charles Allen, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Liz Blackett, Mike Bingaman, Christian McCarty, Tony Nixon, Andrea Moor, Mark Leonard Winter, Hugh Parker, Thomas Larkin, Hilton Hyppolite Denis, Christopher Sommers, Brad Leaver, Simon Mallory, Terepai Richmond, Alex Knight, Jordan A. Holland, Lenesha Randolph, Elizabeth Cullen, Angie Milliken, Luke Corrin Care, Jack McGirr, Miranda Frangou, Lakota Johnson, Ruby Gonzales-Judd, Greg Powell, Patrick Shearer, Sarah Ogden, Iain Gardiner, Melina Vidler, Traneshia Chiles, Lauren McClinton, Gary Hale, Kellee Halford, Angela Hill, Jamiah Hudson, Norris Jones, Stephen R. Ladson, Alfreda McCrary, Angela McCrary, Beverly Ann McCrary, Keb' Mo', Tamica Nicole, Marqo Patton, Robert Randolph, Calvin Settles II, Calvin V. Settles Sr., Ira Wayne Settles Sr., Odessa L. Settles, Sara Settles, Shirley M. Settles, Jacqueline Smith-Jefferson, Torshia Suggs, Cameron Keith Walls, Andrea Baker, Libe Barer, Doug Burch, Cathy Cavadini
Keywords: rock 'n' roll, biography, based on true story, singer, music business, 1950s
Triggers
- gaslighting: Elvis Presley is manipulated by his manager into thinking he needs him but eventually breaks free - stalking: His manager, Colonel Tom Parker, in the beginning, keeps following him, trying to talk to him. - addiction: Elvis is shown to be addicted to both the drugs and the fame. He is constantly taking pills and the narrator even says he turned to drugs to hide his pain. It is also implied he is addicted to the fame he has gotten - drug use: Elvis, who famously died of overdose, uses many drugs in the movie. You never see the actual drugs, (except one time where you see a small white pill handed to him) you simply see him take pills. There are also implications he is being injected with drugs but again, you never see them actually being injected into him - alcohol abuse: Elvis’s mother uses alcohol to cope with her son’s life and her worries. She eventually succumbs to alcohol - restraints - choking: Both Elvis and his manager are show in weak health states. - sexualized minor: Well, it's a little creepy if you think that Elvis was so young when his dance moves are criticized for its "sexual depravity" by older men. Also, he is shown kissing his future wife, who was 14 years old at the time. He is also show watching a kind of brothel as an child, while couples are basically in fore play. - overdose: Not explicitly and not on screen but it is somewhat implied. The film tells us Elvis died of heart failure and suggests that his drug usage could have been the cause - parents dying: Elvis’s mother dies due to heart failure, most likely caused by her alcoholism. You see Elvis and his father crying and mourning her loss in front of paparazzi - cheating: Elvis is in the phone, talking with his wife, while another woman is in her underwear beside him. He cheated on his wife for all of their marriage. She cheated too. - clowns: Elvis’ manager comes from a carnival background, so there’s lots of clowns early in the movie. He also carries a cane that has a clown knob on the top. - needles or syringes are used: Needles and Syringes are shown on screen however they are never shown being injected into anyone - hospital scenes: Elvis checks into hospital for exhaustion - violent mentally ill person: Elvis, who famously suffered from bad mental health, is show getting really aggressive and screaming - anxiety attacks: Elvis is shown to be very anxious before performing - flashing lights or images: The style of the film means there’s a lot of flashing lights and jump cuts - shaky cam - obscene language/gestures - fourth wall: The Colonel talks to the audience throughout the film. - stillbirths: While never shown on screen, Elvis’s twin was born stillborn and this was mentioned in a small scene and again at another time in the movie - babies/unborn: Elvis became a father and his little daughter is show. - n-words: The movie uses the word Negro often as was the case in the time period. It is rarely used as a negative term, however. The words colored are also used to describe black people. In one scene, a Segregation rally is held where they use derogatory language about black people while in front of the Rebel flag - homophobic slurs: At a concert a man calls Elvis a fairy. - hate speech: The movie takes place during segregation so many scenes are about that divide. There is one scene where it shows an angry white man screaming hate towards black people and promoting segregation while in front of 3 confederate flags - large age gap: Elvis is 10 years older than his wife - sexual content: Just some seconds of Elvis having sex with a groupie, seducing his wife while in bed and some zoom in his crotch during his first years dancing in public. - sexual objectification: Elvis, somehow, is heavily objectified by older men. - sad endings: Elvis died at the end, and the end is somber as he performs for the last time and his manager is taken off of life support. However It does say some good things in words before the credits roll, and we know that the impact Elvis had on the world is still felt today. So even though the ending is not fun, it isn’t necessarily all bad - car honk / tire screech - gun violence: Martin Luther King Jr is shot during the movie. It isn’t shown however you hear a loud gunshot and they describe the event in a news broadcast. Similarly, Bobby Kennedy is also shot. Again, this is not shown on screen it is simply a loud gunshot followed by footage of Bobby on the ground - blood or gore: In one scene, after Bobby Kennedy is shot, you can see a small bit of blood on the hand of a man helping him.