Boogie Nights (1997)

Taking place in the vibrant year of 1977, a time when caution was thrown to the wind in matters of intimacy and the pursuit of pleasure was a thriving industry, the optimistic pornographer Jack Horner sets his sights on transforming his work into a form of high art. Serendipity strikes when Horner stumbles upon Eddie Adams, a promising young talent toiling away as a busboy in a nightclub, and graciously ushers him into the eclectic circle of filmmakers, outcasts, and stragglers that make up his world. Adams' rapid ascent from obscurity to fame as a leading figure in the adult entertainment scene is nothing short of meteoric, with his alter ego "Dirk Diggler" quickly becoming a household name. Against the backdrop of a society engulfed in disco fever and a culture saturated with drugs, where trends come and go in the blink of an eye and the revelry never seems to cease, Adams finds himself on the cusp of realizing his ambition to transform sex into stardom, only to face the harsh truths of reality that threaten to shatter his dreams.