Showgirls
1995
· Movie
· 131 min
F
MEANRANK
49/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #5353
- IMDb #5492
- Rotten Tomatoes #4714
- Metacritic #4914
- Letterboxd #2354
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4964
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4654
- Metacritic Critics #4911
- Metacritic Audience #4440
- Criticker #3776
- Douban #1498
- Kinopoisk #2698
- AlloCiné #4251
- Trakt #4931
Every rating
24–72
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 24, highest is Douban on 72. Critics average 24, everyone else 54.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young woman arrives in Las Vegas with dreams of becoming a professional dancer. She begins as a performer in a low-rent revue but is determined to claw her way to the top, eventually becoming the star of a major show. Her ruthless ambition leads her into a world of drugs, exploitation, and betrayal.
Details
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Writer
- Joe Eszterhas
- Released
- 22 September 1995
- Country
- United States, France
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- NC-17
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $20.4M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →10 wins from 22 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Golden Raspberry Awards (2004) 2004 | Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | Nominee | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1999) 1999 | Worst Picture of the Decade | Winner | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1999) 1999 | Worst Actress of the Century | Elizabeth Berkley | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1999) 1999 | Worst New Star of the Decade | Elizabeth Berkley | Nominee |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 1995 | Worst Film | Winner | |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1995) 1995 | Worst Supporting Actor | Robert Davi | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1995) 1995 | Worst Supporting Actor | Alan Rachins | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards (1995) 1995 | Worst Supporting Actress | Gina Gershon | Nominee |
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Golden Raspberry Awards (1995)
13 nominations, 7 won
| Worst Actress | Elizabeth Berkley | Winner |
| Worst Director | Paul Verhoeven | Winner |
| Worst New Star | Elizabeth Berkley | Winner |
| Worst Original Song | "Walk into the Wind" – David A. Stewart and Terry Hall (Covered in the film by the main antagonist Andrew Carver) | Winner |
| Worst Picture | Alan Marshall and Charles Evans | Winner |
| Worst Screen Couple | Any combination of two people (or two body parts!) | Winner |
| Worst Screenplay | Joe Eszterhas | Winner |
| Worst Actor | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominee |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | Remake of both All About Eve and The Lonely Lady | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Robert Davi | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Alan Rachins | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Gina Gershon | Nominee |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Lin Tucci | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards (1999)
3 nominations, 1 won
| Worst Picture of the Decade | Winner | |
| Worst Actress of the Century | Elizabeth Berkley | Nominee |
| Worst New Star of the Decade | Elizabeth Berkley | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Worst Picture | Alan Marshall and Charles Evans | Winner |
| Worst Actor | Kyle MacLachlan | Nominee |
| Worst Actress | Elizabeth Berkley | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Worst Film | Winner |
Golden Raspberry Awards (2004)
1 nomination
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best DVD Extras | Showgirls (for the packaging) | Nominee |