Bright Lights, Big City

About Bright Lights, Big City

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

James Bridges's Bright Lights, Big City is a 1988 romance film. It runs 107 minutes and was released in April 1988.

The film is filed under vibrant, nightclub, magazine, and world trade center. The film began as a novel.

Michael J. Fox appears as Jamie, Kiefer Sutherland as Tad, Phoebe Cates as Amanda, and Swoosie Kurtz as Megan. The screenplay is by Jay McInerney. American members can watch it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

How to Train Your Dragon, Trainspotting, and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World make useful companions to Bright Lights, Big City, all filed under playful and drugs. TMDB voters put it at 5.7 out of 10 across 146 votes and it carries a R rating.