Paris Is Burning

"Having a ball… Wish you were here"

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Ratings & Reviews

8.2/10

19,088 votes

98/100

Fresh

82/100

Metascore

8.0/10

526 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Win

📋

Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$500,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$3.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$3,905,297

United States

Profit

+$3.3M

ROI: +660%

Budget Recovery760% of budget

$0|Budget: $500,000|Revenue: $3.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

40.6K

Daily Avg

677

7-Day Trend

+6%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Themes & Subjects

#ballculture

Extended Crew & Production

Film Editing

Jonathan Oppenheim

Distributors

NetflixMiramax

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Paris Is Burning

Available in 134 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel	Plex, Plex Channel	Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	BBC iPlayer	—	—
Canada	Crave, Criterion Channel	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	MUBI	—	—	—
India	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

NetherlandsAL

Production

Director

Jennie Livingston

Production Companies

Off White Productions

Cast

Pepper LaBeija

Self

Octavia St. Laurent

Self

Venus Xtravaganza

Self

Dorian Corey

Self

Willi Ninja

Self

Paris Dupree

Self

Freddie Pendavis

Self

No Image

Sol Williams Pendavis

Self

Junior LaBeija

Self

Angie Xtravaganza

Self

Carmen Xtravaganza

Self

Brooke Xtravaganza

Self

Tags & Keywords

new york citytransvestismaidshomophobiadrag queenmale homosexualitytranssexualsubcultureshopliftinglgbtdragwoman directorharlem, new york cityblack lgbt1980s

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