# Tell me why Showgirls is a great film

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**Tags:** movies
**Created:** [June 16, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-showgirls-is-a-great-film/1002940 "2024-06-16T13:02:24Z")
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### Author: ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-why-showgirls-is-a-great-film/1002940/6 "2024-06-16T13:44:42Z")

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> [@What's the argument that Showgirls was a good movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-argument-that-showgirls-was-a-good-movie/336238/11):
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> Paul Verhoeven

I didn’t know Paul Verhoeven directed it. Maybe I missed something.

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