The Big Lebowski
1998 · Movie · R · 117 min · ★ 7.8 · 75% critics
A laid-back Los Angeles slacker who loves bowling and White Russians is mistaken for a wealthy man with the same name, and the mix-up pulls him into a bizarre chain of odd jobs, demands for money, and run-ins with a colorful group of strangers. What starts as a simple problem keeps spiraling into stranger territory.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-03-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (12,201 votes)
- Box office
- $46,000,000
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy offbeat crime comedies, eccentric characters, and a story that happily wanders; Not for you if you want a straightforward plot or constant momentum, though fans of Fargo or Raising Arizona may be drawn in.
Pros: wildly funny moments; memorable oddballs; relaxed cult charm | Cons: plot can be confusing; middle drags a bit; not much payoff
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- white russian
- bowling
- carpet
- nihilism
- heart attack
- kidnapping
- lsd
- marijuana
- los angeles, california
- millionaire
- cowboy
- +11 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jeff Bridges
as The Dude
John Goodman
as Walter Sobchak
Julianne Moore
as Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi
as Donny
David Huddleston
as The Big Lebowski
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Brandt
Tara Reid
as Bunny Lebowski
Philip Moon
as Treehorn Thug
Mark Pellegrino
as Treehorn Thug
Peter Stormare
as Nihilist
Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen