It tells the story of the title character, an attractive Englishman whose loveliness and spirit are captured in a painting that keeps him from aging.

Dorian Gray was released in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2009, by Momentum Pictures,[3] having competed in the Official Fantàstic Competition at the 2009 Sitges Film Festival.

[4][5] When a naïve young Dorian Gray arrives in Victorian London to inherit an estate left to him by his abusive grandfather, he is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Lord Henry "Harry" Wotton, who introduces Gray to the hedonistic pleasures of the city.

Henry's friend, society artist Basil Hallward, paints a portrait of Gray to capture his beauty.

Gray falls in love with budding young actress Sibyl Vane and proposes marriage.

Her brother, James ("Jim"), confronts Dorian and reveals Sibyl was pregnant with Gray's child.

Gray finds Basil's portrait of him has become warped and twisted and realizes that his off-hand pledge has come true — while he stays healthy and whole, his sins and injuries manifest as physical defects on the canvas.

The site's critical consensus states: "Despite a lavish and polished production, Dorian Gray is tame and uninspired with a lifeless performance by Ben Barnes in the title role.