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Boogie Nights
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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

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  • Starring: Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Mark Wahlberg
  • 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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    Has the quality of many great films, in that it always seems alive.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    A hard-core movie with a soft, light-hearted center and an edge like a knife.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Sarah Kerr
    60
    These late scenes are over the top, as mean and reductive as editorials in a tabloid, and they nearly extinguish the moral subtlety of what's gone before.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. 2GUI2
    10
    The moment you start watching "Boogie Nights", written and directed by the artist Paul Thomas Anderson, it is quite visible that the movie isn't just very bold and distinct from all the other films of the 90's but that it represents a matter that hasn't been approached almost at all. It is in the 70's and the 80's that the film is set, around the pornography-film-industry. Filled with astonishing performances (from practically every supporting actor and Mark Wahlberg in the leading role) and a great script, "Boogie Nights" is one of the year's must-see.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. OLuc
    10
    Sometimes, I come back to this movie and I think about it, and I wonder, "Why isn't this movie being praised as well as othe movies of it's era, like Fargo, or Titanic?" More and more I wonder why people look more towards Quentin Tarantino then P.T. Anderson when it comes to directing, because this movie is just one of those movies that really is brought togethor by the film's atomesphere and screenplay, which were both done by Anderson. This movie is better than what many grade it to be, so if you like Robert Altman, than see Boogie Nights, the modern-day Nashville!… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes

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