1995 · drama
Showgirls
Directed by Paul Verhoeven2h 11m1995
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.
Our read: Showgirls (1995) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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How Showgirls feels to watch.
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