IMDb 7.8 2017 HD

Call Me by Your Name

Call Me by Your Name

2017
Drama Romance
132 min R USA
8.096 / 10
7.8 IMDB

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father,…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Luca Guadagnino / Manuela D'Ovidio / Dominique Delany / Riccardo Zurla / Paolo Sponzilli / Ferdinando Cito Filomarino / Rachel Griffiths
Starring
Armie Hammer / Timothée Chalamet / Michael Stuhlbarg / Amira Casar / Esther Garrel / Victoire du Bois / Vanda Capriolo / Antonio Rimoldi

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

evocative tender passionate nostalgic affecting slow-burn sensual poignant beautiful coming-of-age bittersweet memorable

Reviews

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Sophia Chen
Apr 15, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a film that understands the language of longing. 'Call Me by Your Name' is a sumptuously realised portrait of a summer that changes everything for 17-year-old Elio, beautifully realised by Timothée Chalamet. His encounters with the…

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Jonathan Reid
Apr 15, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

'Call Me by Your Name' offers a nostalgic and often languid exploration of a summer romance in 1980s Italy. Timothée Chalamet effectively conveys Elio's awakening desires, while Armie Hammer brings a confident, if at times aloof, presence to…

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Chloe Davies
Apr 15, 2026
5.0 / 5
5.0

Rarely does a film capture the overwhelming, intoxicating rush of first love with such authenticity and beauty as 'Call Me by Your Name'. Timothée Chalamet is simply breathtaking as Elio, embodying youthful awakening with every subtle gesture. Armie…

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Marcus Bellweather
Apr 15, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

An exercise in exquisite, almost tactile, filmmaking, 'Call Me by Your Name' transports viewers to a 1983 Italian summer. Elio, played with luminous vulnerability by Timothée Chalamet, finds his world both expanded and challenged by the presence of…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 15, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

Luca Guadagnino's 'Call Me by Your Name' is a sun-drenched masterpiece of tender affection and nascent desire. Timothée Chalamet delivers a star-making performance as Elio, a precocious teenager whose summer idyll is irrevocably altered by the arrival of…

FAQs

Generally, 'Call Me by Your Name' has been met with widespread critical acclaim. Reviewers frequently praise its sensitive direction, the nuanced performances of its lead actors, and its evocative atmosphere. It is often celebrated for its poignant exploration of love, desire, and the beauty of fleeting moments.