1997 · 156 min · R

Boogie Nights

Name: Boogie Nights
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1997
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Heather Graham

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Drama, Comedy

Boogie Nights (1997) is a Drama film, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson set in Los Angeles during the 1970s–1980s. It runs 156 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of family & loyalty, identity, and greed & ambition play out through multiple perspectives and episodic chapters.

Composer

Michael Penn

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Cast

Mark WahlbergBurt ReynoldsJulianne MooreJohn C. ReillyHeather GrahamDon CheadlePhilip Seymour HoffmanWilliam H. Macy

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Los Angeles

Setting

Urban Suburban

When

1970s 1980s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Identity Greed & Ambition

Structure

Multiple Perspectives Episodic Chapters

Tone

MelancholicDarkly ComicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

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Boogie Nights

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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