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- 1997
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 35 m
- 1997
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 35 m
Summary A multifaceted look at the porn industry in Los Angeles in the 70's and 80's, focusing on the journey of a young man (Wahlberg) from restaurant dishwasher to porn star and beyond.
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written By: Paul Thomas Anderson
- 1997
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 35 m
- 1997
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 2 h 35 m
Boogie Nights
8.4
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Summary A multifaceted look at the porn industry in Los Angeles in the 70's and 80's, focusing on the journey of a young man (Wahlberg) from restaurant dishwasher to porn star and beyond.
Directed By: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written By: Paul Thomas Anderson
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Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 28 Critic Reviews
86
93% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 28 Critic Reviews
86
93% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
If Boogie Nights were poorly made and acted, its materials would make it intolerably tawdry. But its so well done that we keep watching. [Nov. 10, 1997]
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 376 User Ratings
8.4
90% Positive
339 Ratings
339 Ratings
7% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
3% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 376 User Ratings
8.4
90% Positive
339 Ratings
339 Ratings
7% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
3% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Apr 26, 2021
What's with the hate for this PTA gem? Sure, it's not There Will Be Blood or The Master, but it's a unique solid film...
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Apr 4, 2021
Had to review this extremely well made movie, i dont think anything lower than an 8 is a justifiable rating, but somehow there is plenty of negative user reviews on this website!? All the negative reviewers all seem to either have an agenda, or aren’t mature enough to accept the subject matter of the film. The negate reviewers are turning a blind eye, to all the fantastic performances by the whole cast, the incredible writing throughout the film, And of course absolutely jaw dropping cinematography, camerawork and editing which is some of the best of all time. The music and score is great, the production design and costume design is exceptional. Anyone giving it lower than an 8 went it in with their mind made up as they were offended by the subject matter.
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Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson has perfectly wedded form to function by filming Boogie Nights in a style suggesting the grainy texture of porn and the ambivalence of the era.
From the second it begins, Boogie Nights seizes your senses and pulls you right in: no turning back, no time for debate, no regrets.
The movie's special gift happens to be Mark Wahlberg, who gives a terrifically appealing performance in this tricky role.
He (Anderson) manages to guide his cast of characters through an epic story of self-delusion with a skill and grace that many more experienced filmmakers would be hard put to match.
Heavily influenced by Quentin Tarantino's brand of quirky sensationalism, this high-energy saga by Paul Thomas Anderson goes a long way toward exposing the greed and stupidity of the pornography trade, then loses its moral compass and steers toward a sadly superficial ending.
Jan 22, 2021
In Paul Thomas Anderson's brilliant resume, this movie still comes out at number 1.
The screenplay is multi-faceted, funny, touching, disturbing and sad. The casting is spot on and tempo for a 2 1/2 hour movie never slows.
How Titanic won a best picture oscar and this wasn't even nominated for it is just laughable.
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Sep 10, 2018
“My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave.” Farewell to a screen legend. Burt Reynolds was a total bad-ass. Loved him in 'Boogie Nights', 'Deliverance', and much more. He made the 1970s Hollywood like mustache his own. R.I.P
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Feb 16, 2025
Boogie Nights is one that lacks pace and direction as it has a mixture of ideas and plots in thoughts that do not come together in a coherent manner but however it does have some good acting.
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Nov 3, 2021
I liked it tough it seemed Paul Thomas Anderson being somewhere halfway between Robert Altman and Martin Scorsese without being able to be neither one nor the other. The movie still remains a watchable movie because PTA is simply unable to shot a bad movie but here we're far from the real PTA masterworks.
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Oct 27, 2021
Like all PTA films Boogie Nights looks stunning. A clever analogy for the beauty, innocence and art of cinema and celluloid, being replaced by cheap and nasty mass-produced video, made solely for profit and entertainment.
What's interesting is how PTA is able the make such a sleazy and immoral environment seem so fun and innocent, within the first act. When the 80's arrive and everything takes a turn for the worst, the writing lost its way and Boogie Nights becomes a bit of a mess (I thought the same of Magnolia). We lose touch with the central characters and Wahlberg (who is great in the 1st half) doesn't have the chops to play the latter stages of his character's demise. The character/scene's which made the greatest impression were with Eric and his mother, based on PTA's own mother.
Bogie Nights is still a great achievement, especially considering PTA was only 27 when he made it.
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Production Company
- New Line Cinema
- Lawrence Gordon Productions
- Ghoulardi Film Company
Release Date Oct 10, 1997
Duration 2 h 35 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline In 1977, sex was safe, pleasure was a business, and business was booming.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
20/20 Awards
• 6 Wins & 17 Nominations
