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The Big Lebowski

Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.

7.8(12,664)19981h 57m35

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$47M
Language
English
  • vietnam veteran
  • white russian
  • bowling
  • carpet
  • nihilism
  • heart attack
  • kidnapping
  • lsd
  • marijuana
  • los angeles, california
  • millionaire
  • cowboy

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Behind the camera

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRSundance Film Festival18 Jan 1998
    • PremiereRNew York City, New York26 Feb 1998
    • TheatricalR6 Mar 1998
    • PhysicalRVHS31 Dec 1998
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1824 Apr 1998
    • Theatrical18Re-release for Day of the Dude6 Mar 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+9 Apr 1998
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A6 Mar 1998
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical15 Apr 1999
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1815 Apr 1998
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical149 Jul 1999
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical15 Jan 1999
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+23 Jul 1998
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1521 Aug 1998
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical9 Jul 1999
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereK-16Helsinki International Film Festival18 Sept 1998
    • TheatricalK-1630 Oct 1998

Frequently asked questions

The Big Lebowski was released on 6 March 1998.

Audience reviews

5
  • F

    Film.Viewer.999

    4/7/2021

    10/10

    Fun, clever and engaging. Joel & Eitan Cohen's most iconic creation

  • M

    Martin Oaks

    12/25/2022

    10/10

    **The perfect comedy** The legendary Coen brothers deliver a hilarious and deeply unique odyssey that defies conventions and embraces the glorious absurdity of life. Through "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker whose existence revolves around bowling and White Russians, we witness his peaceful routine upended when he is mistaken for a millionaire who shares his last name. What begins as a simple quest to rec…

  • R

    r96sk

    6/24/2023

    8/10

    <em>'The Big Lebowski'</em> is entertaining. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman are a fun duo, I even would've enjoyed this 1998 flick more if it was just those two for the whole near 2 hours. Everyone else on the cast is good too, amusing seeing Peter Stormare in a role like this - as opposed to one like John Abruzzi. Speaking of <em>'Prison Break'</em>, Jonathan Krantz is also in this! The film starts like a house…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/13/2025

    7/10

    The “Dude” (Jeff Bridges) just wants to go through life drinking and bowling so is a bit narked when two thugs break into his apartment demanding cash! They’ve got the wrong “Lebowski” but only discover that after they’ve micturated on his rug! Determined to get some recompense, he goes to the correct one (David Huddleston) where he is given short shrift but decides to help himself to one of the many rugs that dot th…

  • M

    misubisu

    6/29/2026

    10/10

    **Score: 20/10 A Perfect, Unassailable, and Utterly Timeless Masterpiece** Some films are good. Some films are great. And then there is *The Big Lebowski* a film that transcends criticism, defies genre, and somehow gets better with every single viewing. It is, quite simply, one of the best movies ever made. Watching it 28 years after it was made, and it has lost nothing. Not a single frame, not a single line, no…

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