Moulin Rouge!
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love.... and be loved in return.
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century.A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
- Director
- Baz Luhrmann
- Worldwide
- $179M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
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The record
Awards
11 wins · 19 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actress
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
Golden Globes
1 win
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Original Score
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Cinematography
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Costume Design
AACTA Award for Best Editing
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Editing
AACTA Award for Best Production Design
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Production Design
AACTA Award for Best Sound
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Sound
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
AACTA Award for Best Direction
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Direction
AACTA Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAACTA Award for Best Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Moulin Rouge! returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $53M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $179M
- Release date
- May 18, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- Australia, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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