
Boogie Nights
1997 · Movie · R · 156 min · ★ 7.6 · 89% critics
Set in 1977, an idealistic adult film producer tries to turn his work into something higher while discovering a young newcomer. The newcomer’s rapid rise brings fame, money, and parties, but the shifting trends and constant momentum start colliding with harsh reality.
Based on The Dirk Diggler Story
Also known as Pushing Thirteen · Nuits endiablées
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-10-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (3,579 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy character-driven ensemble dramas with a loud, nonstop retro vibe and a rise-and-fall energy, like Almost Famous or The Florida Project; Not for you if you’re sensitive to adult-industry subject matter or want a tightly focused plot.
Pros: vibrant 70s vibe; standout lead performances; memorable ensemble | Cons: middle may wander; can feel too long; subject matter divisive
Themes
- new year's eve
- adultery
- pornography
- robbery
- husband wife relationship
- drug abuse
- 1970s
- cocaine
- porn actor
- custody battle
- melancholy
- rags to riches
- +17 more
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1998 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1998 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew

Mark Wahlberg
as Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Burt Reynolds
as Jack Horner

Julianne Moore
as Amber Waves

John C. Reilly
as Reed Rothchild

Heather Graham
as Rollergirl

Don Cheadle
as Buck Swope

Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Scotty J.

William H. Macy
as Little Bill

Thomas Jane
as Todd Parker

Luis Guzmán
as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson