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Boogie Nights
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
1997•2h 35m•R•★ 7.9
Drama
Synopsis
A young busboy in the San Fernando Valley is discovered by an ambitious adult film auteur and rises to superstardom in the 1970s Golden Age of porn, before ego, excess, and the dawn of video tape unravel his surrogate family in the 1980s. Paul Thomas Anderson's kinetic, exhilarating ensemble masterpiece.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson
WriterPaul Thomas Anderson
CinematographyRobert Elswit
MusicMichael Penn
Principal Cast
Mark WahlbergEddie Adams / Dirk Diggler
Burt ReynoldsJack Horner
Julianne MooreAmber Waves
John C. ReillyReed Rothchild
Heather GrahamRollergirl
Don CheadleBuck Swope
Philip Seymour HoffmanScotty J.
William H. MacyLittle Bill
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Runtime2h 35m (155 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson
LanguagesEnglish
CountryUS
StudioGhoulardi Film Company • New Line Cinema
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