Rent The Big Lebowski (1998)
4.0 of 5 from 492 ratings
1h 52min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- The Dude, Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed and laid-back... until...victim of mistaken identity, two thugs break into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire. In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet Dude visits his wealthy namesake and, with buddy, ex 'Nam' veteran, Walter (John Goodman) he is swept into a comedy/thriller of extortion, embezzlement, sex and dope. It takes guys as simple as the Dude and Walter to make a story this complicated...and they'd really rather be bowling.
- Actors:
- Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Philip Moon, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Stormare, Flea, Torsten Voges, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Jack Kehler, John Turturro, James G. Hoosier, Carlos Leon, Terrence Burton, Richard Gant, Christian Clemenson
- Directors:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Producers:
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Writers:
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy
- Collections:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 22/08/2011
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Dude's Life
- The Dude Abides: The Big Lebowski Ten Years Later
- Flying Carpets and Bowling Pin Dreams: The Dream Sequences of The Dude
- Making of The Big Lebowski
- The Lebowski Fest: An Achiever's Story
- Jeff Bridges Photo Book
- Photo Gallery
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 03/12/2018
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS:X, French DTS 5.1, Russian DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (7) of The Big Lebowski
The Dude - The Big Lebowski review by CP Customer
The plot is as confused and rambling as the film's main character, but that adds to its charm: if you can follow the plot, you have probably missed the point of the film. A likeable collection of misfits (not quite the bums one charcters calls them) is pitted against a various forms of evil, with dashes of fantasy thrown in. It's very funny in parts - I liked it.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Bridges good one. - The Big Lebowski review by NC
Certainly quirky, and only Bridges fans probably like a lot, but is one of my favourite films to watch every so often. Fisher King of course in there, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot etc......
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Brilliant Cult Comedy - The Big Lebowski review by GI
Like a lot of the Coen Brothers films this plays havoc with genre convention in this case the classical detective thriller and makes absurd the figure of the American screen hero. This hilarious, very clever comedy was released to some bafflement but has since become a much revered cult film and it's one of those films that actually gets richer and funnier each time you watch it. It's littered with film homages many of them playful and subversive but even if that doesn't interest you this remains a great comedy film with a career best performance from Jeff Bridges and a riotous one from John Goodman. Bridges plays a dope smoking drop out affectionally known as 'The Dude' who, along with his friends Walter (Goodman) and Donnie (Steve Buscemi) loves bowling. A case of mistaken identity sees the Dude caught in a chain of hilarious events involving a rich millionaire and his kidnapped trophy wife and weird daughter (Julianne Moore) and a whole cast of strange characters. In part this is an irreverent pastiche of Raymond Chandler's classic crime novel The Big Sleep, it's liberally addled with quotable lines and despite threats, assault and trying to control the Vietnam obsessed Walter The Dude just wants to bowl. This is a film to just go along with, it has a convoluted plot, or so it seems, but it all unravels very clearly and with some laugh out loud comedy. A great film and definitely one you should check out if you haven't seen it.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.