Run time: 155 mins

A defining work from Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights remains a dazzling portrait of ambition, insecurity and reinvention, returning in a stunning 4K restoration that highlights why it remains one of modern cinema’s great ensemble dramas.

Set across the late 1970s and early 1980s, the film follows Eddie Adams (Mark Wahlberg), a young man from the San Fernando Valley who is discovered by adult filmmaker Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) and transformed into rising star Dirk Diggler. As he finds fame within a colourful community of performers, filmmakers and outsiders, he becomes part of a makeshift family whose fortunes rise and fall alongside the changing adult film industry.

Following Anderson’s recent awards success, this restoration offers a timely reminder of the remarkable confidence he displayed from the beginning. Blending comedy, drama and tragedy, the film captures a world of excess while treating its characters with unexpected warmth and humanity. Wahlberg gives one of his finest performances, while Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham and the extraordinary supporting cast create a group of flawed, unforgettable personalities.

More than a story about pornography, this is a classic Hollywood rise-and-fall tale about chasing recognition and belonging. Nearly three decades on, its energy, ambition and emotional depth remain impressive