- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 117 min
- Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi ... see all
- Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Plot: "Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
User Reviews
Flawless!
Jan 23, 2009
jdubu37 - yahoo.com
Jan 23, 2009jdubu37 - yahoo.com
just an incredible movie that i can honestly say is one of my favorite all around movies ever, and that is saying alot. i looooove this movie... Full review
The Big Lebowski
Nov 28, 2008
christegtmeier - yahoo.com
Nov 28, 2008christegtmeier - yahoo.com
"... is one wierd movie, but I still like it. It was good. John Goodman is hilarious as always. No Country for Old Men is a classic though."... Full review
The Big Laughoutloudski
Nov 07, 2008
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Nov 07, 2008kylejhousell - yahoo.com
Every time I ever watch this movie is with substance and with good reason to. This movie is visually one of the coolest ever made. Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore, this movie has every thing it... Full review
Painful
Oct 25, 2008
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Oct 25, 2008wjhixson - yahoo.com
This film could have been good if it was not so strange. It turns painfully long, even though it is under two hours. The Coen Brothers redeem themselves with 'Burn After Reading'... Full review
One of the best satirical comedies made
Oct 12, 2008
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Oct 12, 2008zeusforlife2002 - yahoo.com
This is by far one of my favorite movies of all time. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman compliment each other perfectly, and all of the character actors in the film broaden an already great cast. What can I say......one of the... Full review
No Disrespect to the Coen Brother I didn't get it.
Oct 05, 2008
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Oct 05, 2008jhaveymoviereviews - yahoo.com
A lot of people love this movie and I though I'd check it out because the Coen Brothers are great. However this is a very dumb movie and is 30 minutes too long. It gets less and less funny as it... Full review
All hail the Dude!
Sep 27, 2008
clintdog56 - yahoo.com
Sep 27, 2008clintdog56 - yahoo.com
The Big Lebowski while not the Coen brothers best made movie (No Country For Old Men or Fargo) it is my personal favorite. Following along with the the Dude (Jeff Bridges) and his bowling buddies, the Vietnam obsessed Walter (Played brilliantly... Full review
All The Dude wanted... was his rug back
Aug 22, 2008
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Aug 22, 2008stanthejeep - yahoo.com
Lessons learned from this movie: When you're driving along smoking a J and drinking a beer, and you drop the lit J in your lap, pour the beer in your lap to extinguish the fire; when you get into a fist... Full review
Shut the F up Donny!
Aug 17, 2008
robr752 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2008robr752 - yahoo.com
The Big Leboski is a satirical comedy based around a complex and mysterous storyline. Bridges and Goodman give stellar performances as they bring to life a time, place and attitude that is 90's Los Angeles.... Full review
COEN BROTHERS!
Aug 05, 2008
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Aug 05, 2008kneeyaz - yahoo.com
ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS COEN BROTHERS DID IT AGAIN! AMAZING MOVIE! TOP FUNNIEST MOVIES EVER MADE! IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A COMEDY LOOK NO FURTHER! WATCH IT!!!!!!!!... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 18, 2009Chicago Tribune
The 1998 Coen Brothers film is offbeat and so specific in its comedy --....The individual moments are good....Even more effective is the slow-motion scene at the top (set to Bob Dylan 's "The Man in Me") introducing all the characters..... ... Full Review
| Sep 10, 2009Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribun
So exalted is this oddball film....Repeat viewings produced a fan base obsessed with the kooky dialogue and armchair philosophy --.... ... Full Review
| Aug 06, 2009Box Office Prophets
What is truly fantastic about The Big Lebowski is....fans look to soak up all of Roger Deakins' extraordinary wide-angle cinematography in the best quality possible.....I am speaking, of course, of The Dude, and the unconventional film noir saga that is The Big Lebowski..... ... Full Review
| May 14, 2009The Onion A.V. Club
Bridges is, in my view, the greatest actor alive....But the funniest running joke of The Big Lebowski is that someone is always there to drop the proverbial ferret in the water:....he's a brilliant character actor who just happens to have the features of a marquee superstar.... ... Full Review
| Jan 16, 2009The Buffalo News
Like their hero, fans of "The Big Lebowski" abide.
Ten years after Joel and Ethan Coen's film opened to mixed reviews, it has developed into a cult classic among those who appreciate its absurd, disjointed plot, its hilariously profane dialogue and, most of all, its unforgettable characters.
... Full Review
News
The Quotable Coen Brothers
utne.com –
2009-10-01
Coen Brothers Talk 'A Serious Man' & 'Big Lebowski' Sequel in Video Exclusive
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2009-10-01
EXCLUSIVE: 'Big Lebowski' Jesus Spin-off 'Could Happen' But Not Yet, Say Ethan And Joel Coen
mtv.com –
2009-09-21
Who can forget The Jesus? John Turturro 's crazed, pedophile bowler in "The Big Lebowski" is an unforgettable character, even with no more than five or 10 minutes of screen time. ... Full Article
"What do you do for recreation?" Maude Lebowski asks the Dude in the Coen brothers' 1998 cult favorite "The Big Lebowski." "Oh, the usual," he replies. ... Full Article
In his essay "Globalism's Localisms," Dana Polan claims "the emergence of a new globalist practice in recent American cinema" (260). This practice is concerned with interconnecting motifs of the flow of capital figured around Arjun Appadurai's five forms of border... ... Full Article
Boom! Pow! Bam! The weekend is here, and the much-anticipated Comic-Con is underway. The four-day convention will draw thousands to the San Diego Convention Center. ... Full Article

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