Boogie Nights

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October 12, 1997

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Theatrical Release Date:

10/12/1997

DVD Release Date:

04/07/1998

Run Time:

152min.

Starring:

Mark Wahlberg , Burt Reynolds , Julianne Moore , John C. Reilly , Don Cheadle

Director(s):

Paul Thomas Anderson

Distributor(s):

New Line

MPAA Rating:

R for strong sex scenes with explicit dialogue, nudity, drug use, language and violence.

Genre(s):

Comedy,Drama

Plot: While set within the milieu of the Los Angeles adult film industry, Boogie Nights is less a film about pornography than the serio-comic story of a group of misfits, losers, and lost souls who are embraced by Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds), a director ... Read More

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