The Big Lebowski

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The Big Lebowski

R

1998

1h 57m

Comedy

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Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called "the Dude," a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a bunch of money -- resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.

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Critics Consensus

The Big Lebowski's shaggy dog story won't satisfy everybody, but those who abide will be treated to a rambling succession of comic delights, with Jeff Bridges' laconic performance really tying the movie together.

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Jonathan Romney

Sight & Sound

Jun 8, 2023

The Big Lebowski is at once utterly inconsequential and a blow for a cinematic slacker aesthetic.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Mar 23, 2023

5/5

25 years later, the movie where every detail matters and doesn’t matter at all, is as hilarious as ever – and more poignant, man.

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Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Jan 24, 2023

With their inspired, absurdist taste for weird, peculiar Americana, the Coens have defined and mastered their own bizarre subgenre. No one does it like them and, it almost goes without saying, no one does it better.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

Apr 21, 2023

4/5

Bridge's thespian mastery, via the slacker zeitgeist of our time, converts The Dude's funniest lines into a readily-understood language of everyday desperation. This ultimately begat the religion of Dudeism. Which makes 'Lebowski' an important movie.

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Stephen Silver

Tilt Magazine

Mar 19, 2023

5/5

The Coen Brothers introduced the world to The Dude, Jesus, Walter, Maude, and a fantasia of burnt-out ex-hippie in a Raymond Chandler plot. (25th anniversary)

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Noah Gittell

Washington City Paper

Mar 10, 2023

The Dude becomes an aspirational figure, chill in the face of increasing absurdity, and ever able to express himself in perfectly quotable ways.

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Glenn S

Apr 18, 2026

All because of the wrongdoing of his rug “that pulled his room together” does he unwittingly literately stumbles and slurs into assuming a messy Phillip Marlow detective case. Nice nod to the old Busby Berkeley dance sequence while tripping thru a Hitchcock like nightmare. With the exception of Raising Arizona one of Coen Bros funniest.

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John D

Apr 18, 2026

The Big Lebowski is a seminal film. It is still just as funny as it was when it was released almost three decades ago.

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Rylee

Apr 18, 2026

Seeing someone’s favorite movie with my favorite person (Rena)

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Alex K.

Nov 7, 2023

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! THE THEATER WAS FULL OF PEOPLE!!! THE BEST COMEDY EVER!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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David M

Nov 23, 2022

A classic and a must-watch at least once a year. First time seeing in a theatre!

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Lincoln L

@Linkolnbio2 Sep 15, 2026

Exhausting to sit through, it requires actual physical and mental effort just to finish it.

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John Goodman

Walter Sobchak

Julianne Moore

Maude Lebowski

Steve Buscemi

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Peter Stormare

Nihilist (Ulee Kunkel)

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Synopsis

Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called "the Dude," a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a bunch of money -- resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.

Director: Joel Coen
Distributor: Gramercy Pictures
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R (Drug Content|Brief Violence|Pervasive Strong Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.4M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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