Where to Watch Empire Records
- Peter Bickford3d agoA not-actually-bad, but largely charmless fantasy of countless twentiesh slackers "working" in a badly mismanaged record store. To nobody's surprise, it's getting sold out to become a chain store, but there's a sorta-plan to save it. The only good thing--and it's a very good thing indeed--is that the soundtrack is pretty excellent. I'd say it's wonderful nostalgia-bait for the 90s, but the truth is, nobody in the 90s ever worked at a Fantasyland store like Empire Records. The whole thing is slacktivist wish-casting
- Doc WormMarch 28, 2026What it lacks in structure, scripting, and statement it makes up for in pure vibes 😎 It's an undeniably cool movie that capitalized on the slacker send ups on the 90s in a post John Hughes world. Killer cast even if some of the characters they play are insufferably outdated. The set of empire records itself is great and rightfully gets a lot of screen time. Above all else- an EXCELLENT soundtrack. Empire Records is very much imperfect yet very much fun.
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Empire Records was released on October 20, 1995.
Empire Records was directed by Allan Moyle.
Empire Records has a runtime of 90m.
Empire Records was produced by Tony Ludwig, Arnon Milchan, Michael G. Nathanson, Alan Riche.
Twenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.
The key characters in Empire Records are Corey Mason (Liv Tyler), A.J. (Johnny Whitworth), Gina (Renée Zellweger).
Empire Records is rated PG-13.
Empire Records is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Empire Records has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Empire Records had a budget of $10M.
Empire Records has made $304K at the box office.