

Boogie Nights
The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.
In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
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7.6/10
3,747 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15M
- Box office
- $43.1M
- Language
- English
- new year's eve
- adultery
- pornography
- robbery
- husband wife relationship
- drug abuse
- 1970s
- cocaine
- porn actor
- custody battle
- melancholy
- rags to riches
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival8 Oct 1997
- Theatrical (limited)R10 Oct 1997
- TheatricalR31 Oct 1997
- PhysicalRDVD7 Apr 1998
- TVR16 Jan 1999
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1816 Jan 1998
- Physical18VHS13 Nov 1998
- Physical18DVD28 May 1999
- Physical18Blu-ray 21 Jun 2010
- Physical184k Ultra HD Blu-ray15 Dec 2025
- Theatrical184k restoration 12 Jun 2026
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+12 Feb 1998
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 1997
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1815 May 1998
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+19 Feb 1998
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical11 Sept 1998
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1810 Oct 1997
FranceFR
- Theatrical16Visa CNC 9353318 Mar 1998
- TV16Canal+ Grand Écran14 Mar 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical164 Jun 1998
GreeceGR
- PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival22 Nov 1997
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1820 May 1998
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Boogie Nights was released on 7 October 1997.
Audience reviews
2- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/28/2023
Yikes, but was there fuss around this when it was released? A film about porn, yes, but a film about men in porn - and with the ribbed and toned "Marky Mark" too! What will we see? What will he show? I remember the general interest in this hitherto rather unsavoury topic was insatiable. Well, what we do get is a rather interesting and lively exposé of just how the porn industry might have worked in the late 1970s. Ex…
- J6/10
JPV852
12/30/2025
While I can admire the production design recreating the 70s and 80s and a great performance from Burt Reynolds, I didn't find this terribly engaging. The first part and last section were very good but found the middle to be meandering. I didn't think the various character arcs came together (compared to Magnolia which I loved) and I think 15-20 minutes could've been removed. Still, it's worth watching at least. **3.2…
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