What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedThe Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald · Book · 2004
If you loved The Great Gatsby, start with The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, 2013) — a film from the same story. Below: 4 films, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to The Great Gatsby across media.
If The Great Gatsby captured your imagination, explore these stories that examine the hollow core of ambition and status.
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Adaptation
The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann · Film · 2013
Films on the same thread
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola · Film · 1972
Explores: Power, Family Loyalty, Corruption.
Like The Great Gatsby, this saga explores how the pursuit of power and the weight of family legacy lead to inevitable moral corruption and tragic consequences.
The Notebook
Nick Cassavetes · Film · 2004
Explores: Lost Love, Memory Loss, Second Chance Romance.
This romance mirrors the desperate, time-defying devotion found in The Great Gatsby, focusing on the intense pain of lost love and the desire to rewrite the past.
Titanic
James Cameron · Film · 1997
Shares a thread with The Great Gatsby: Tragedy.
The divide between wealth and poverty drives this tragedy just as it does in The Great Gatsby, highlighting how class differences complicate forbidden and doomed love.
Forrest Gump
Robert Zemeckis · Film · 1994
Shares a thread with The Great Gatsby: American Dream.
This narrative offers a different perspective on the American Dream, showing how one man's journey intersects with history, paralleling the social commentary in The Great Gatsby.
Series on the same thread
Gossip Girl
Stephanie Savage · Series · 2007
Explores: Privilege, Social Status, Secrets.
These privileged teens inhabit a world of secrets and social status that echoes the superficial, high-stakes atmosphere surrounding the elite characters in The Great Gatsby.
Lost
Jeffrey Lieber · Series · 2004
Explores: Survival, Secrets, Moral Ambiguity.
Much like the mysterious allure of Jay Gatsby, this series centers on a group defined by their hidden pasts and the moral ambiguity of their survival.
Breaking Bad
Vince Gilligan · Series · 2008
Shares 2 threads with The Great Gatsby: Moral Decay, American Dream.
Walter White’s transformation reflects the moral decay explored in The Great Gatsby, illustrating how a desperate drive for security can lead to an irreversible downfall.
The O.C.
Josh Schwartz · Series · 2003
Explores: Class Differences, Privilege, Identity.
The friction caused by an outsider entering an affluent, established community mirrors the social tensions and class anxieties famously depicted within The Great Gatsby.
Podcasts on the same thread
S-Town
Serial Productions · Podcast · 2024
Explores: small-town isolation, eccentricity, social decay.
This investigation into a wealthy family’s secrets captures the same unsettling sense of social decay and isolation that defines the backdrop of The Great Gatsby.
The Dream
Little Everywhere · Podcast · 2026
Explores: Systemic inequality, Corporate exploitation, Skepticism.
This podcast directly interrogates the American Dream, providing a modern, critical look at the same foundational myth that Fitzgerald deconstructed in The Great Gatsby.
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Common questions
Is The Great Gatsby movie from 2013 a faithful adaptation of the book?
The 2013 movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby is based on the 2004 edition of the book by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It depicts the story of the mysterious American millionaire who attempts to recapture the sweetheart of his youth, which ultimately results in a tragic conclusion.
What is The Chosen and the Beautiful in relation to The Great Gatsby?
The Chosen and the Beautiful, published in 2021, is a book that reimagines the narrative established in The Great Gatsby. It draws upon the original story of the millionaire attempting to reclaim his past and the subsequent tragedy that defines the classic work by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Should I read The Great Gatsby before watching the 2013 movie?
Reading the 2004 edition of The Great Gatsby before watching the 2013 movie allows you to compare how the film portrays the mysterious millionaire and the tragic outcome of his attempt to recapture his youth. Both versions follow the core plot established by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Is The Great Gatsby book by F. Scott Fitzgerald the source for The Chosen and the Beautiful?
Yes, The Chosen and the Beautiful is a 2021 book that serves as a reimagining of The Great Gatsby. It utilizes the foundational story of the millionaire who pursues his former sweetheart, a conflict that drives the tragedy at the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald's original work.