Showgirls

Showgirls

Leave your inhibitions at the door... the show is about to begin.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Produced by Chargeurs, Charles Evans Productions

1995131 min5.6 / 10

A campy, melodramatic cautionary tale about ambition and ruthlessness in the Las Vegas strip club world, driven by spectacle and interpersonal cruelty rather than depth.

Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.

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  • Is Showgirls one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Does Showgirls end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Showgirls scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Showgirls sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Showgirls violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Showgirls easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love10

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