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The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

Mar 6, 1998
117 min
ComedyCrime
7.8/ 10
11,727 votes

Overview

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.8/10
11,727 votes
IMDB
8.1/10
901,606 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
71/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$15,000,000Production cost
Box Office$47,010,480Worldwide gross
Profit$32,010,480Profitable
ROI
+213.4%Return on investment
US Box Office$19,488,923Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

5 wins & 18 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Times like these call for a Big Lebowski."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$47,010,480

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed EntertainmentWorking Title Films

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