Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

The life of a dreamer, the days of a business and the nights in between.

1997•2h 36m•7.6/10

DramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.6/10(4K)

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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Production

New Line Cinema, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Jack Horner

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Amber Waves

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Reed Rothchild

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Rollergirl

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Buck Swope

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Scotty J.

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Little Bill

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane

Todd Parker

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

Melora Walters

Melora Walters

Jessie St. Vincent

Robert Ridgely

Robert Ridgely

The Colonel James

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay

Kurt Longjohn

Nicole Ari Parker

Nicole Ari Parker

Becky Barnett

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Rahad Jackson

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker Hall

Floyd Gondolli

Robert Downey Sr.

Robert Downey Sr.

Burt, Studio Manager

Nina Hartley

Nina Hartley

Little Bill's Wife

Laurel Holloman

Laurel Holloman

Sheryl Lynn

Michael Penn

Michael Penn

Nick the Engineer

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