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Reality Bites

 1994
 99 minutes (1 hrs 39 mins)
Reality Bites
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Ben Stiller

Starring

Winona Ryder · Ethan Hawke · Janeane Garofalo · Steve Zahn · Ben Stiller · Swoosie Kurtz

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
18th February 1994
United States release date United States release
18th February 1994
Italy release date Italy release
9th June 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Jun '94
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £218.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 18th Mar '94
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: $959.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Jun, 1994
7
24 Jun, 1994
8
1 Jul, 1994
11
8 Jul, 1994
12

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

U

11

AL

12

M

12

18

T

L

12

NC-16

Tous publics

U

PG

G

12

7

13

13

G

S

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £567.4 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $19.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Reality Bites is a gen X classic where the only real enemies are capitalism and inauthenticity  theguardian.com Wed, 20th May 2026

‘Reality Bites’: THR’s 1994 Review  The Hollywood Reporter Tue, 13th January 2026

Ethan Hawke’s Films Are Getting Harder to Make, but He Still Has Faith  The New York Times Wed, 18th February 2026

Ethan Hawke: My Life in 10 Roles  Rolling Stone Wed, 22nd October 2025

Gay Best Friend: Sammy Gray in Reality Bites (1994)  The Film Experience Mon, 7th December 2020

Reality Bites at 30: why the Gen X classic still stands up today  The Conversation Sun, 11th February 2024