Boogie Nights (1997)

Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights" traces the rise and fall of the adult film industry in late-70s and early-80s Los Angeles, following an ambitious young man who becomes a porn star under a new name. Mark Wahlberg anchors the film with a performance that leans fully into the era's excess, baring it all in scenes that made the movie as notorious as it was acclaimed. CelebMasta has 4 scenes from the film available, capturing the nudity and sex woven into its portrait of fame, ego, and the industry that built and destroyed its characters. It remains one of the more explicit mainstream dramas to earn serious awards attention, and Wahlberg's willingness to go there is a big reason why.