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The Nice Guys

  • 20162016
  • RR
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
316K
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POPULARITY
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Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in The Nice Guys (2016)
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March and hired enforcer Jackson Healy must work together to solve the case of a missing girl and the seemingly unrelated death of a porn star. During their investigation, they uncover a shocking conspiracy that reaches up to the highest circles of power.
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In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
316K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,079
176
  • Director
    • Shane Black
  • Writers
    • Shane Black
    • Anthony Bagarozzi
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Ryan Gosling
    • Angourie Rice
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  • Director
    • Shane Black
  • Writers
    • Shane Black
    • Anthony Bagarozzi
  • Stars
    • Russell Crowe
    • Ryan Gosling
    • Angourie Rice
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    • 558User reviews
    • 457Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 34 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    • Jackson Healy
    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Holland March
    Angourie Rice
    Angourie Rice
    • Holly March
    Matt Bomer
    Matt Bomer
    • John Boy
    Margaret Qualley
    Margaret Qualley
    • Amelia Kuttner
    Yaya DaCosta
    Yaya DaCosta
    • Tally
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Older Guy
    Beau Knapp
    Beau Knapp
    • Blueface
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Mrs. Glenn
    Murielle Telio
    Murielle Telio
    • Misty Mountains
    Gil Gerard
    Gil Gerard
    • Bergen Paulsen
    Daisy Tahan
    Daisy Tahan
    • Jessica
    Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    • Judith Kuttner
    Jack Kilmer
    Jack Kilmer
    • Chet
    Lance Valentine Butler
    Lance Valentine Butler
    • Kid on Bike
    Ty Simpkins
    Ty Simpkins
    • Bobby
    Cayla Brady
    Cayla Brady
    • Young Beauty
    Tammi Arender
    Tammi Arender
    • Reporter
    • Director
      • Shane Black
    • Writers
      • Shane Black
      • Anthony Bagarozzi
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The project was initially proposed as a TV series but was re-tooled as a film after the plot seemed to be going nowhere.
    • Goofs
      Holland March yells for someone to call 911. It was 1977-78 and while 911 was an emergency system that was used as early as 1968 in Alabama, it was not formally introduced to Los Angeles until October 1, 1984.
    • Quotes

      Holland March: Look on the bright side. Nobody got hurt.

      Jackson Healy: People got hurt.

      Holland March: I'm saying, I think they died quickly. So I don't think they got hurt.

    • Alternate versions
      In the censored version, bikinis were put on for many of the nudity scenes. The opening did not include a center spread and the naked body of Misty Mountains.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Russell Crowe/Jonathan Groff/The Lumineers (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
      Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong

      Performed by The Temptations

      Courtesy of Motown Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews558

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A Laugh Out Loud Comedy
    The Nice Guys is pretty much a buddy cop comedy, except instead of cops, they're a private investigator and a contract tough guy who find themselves both looking for the same girl, who's gotten herself wrapped up in political and pornographic intrigue. While there are a number of action sequences, The Nice Guys is focused more on delivering humour and jokes based around a couple of reasonably well-developed characters and a mystery that's a little absurd and off- the-wall.

    The comedy on offer here is quality stuff. The Nice Guys isn't just the latest Apatow or Rogen production that seems to just recycle jokes from other movies. Many of the jokes are well- thought out and some of them are actually clever. There's also a number of more slapstick moments, but none of them come as hammy, including the sight of Ryan Gosling fumbling with his gun and cigarette while sat in a cubicle. The comedy can be a little dark at times though, so if you like lighter laughs, The Nice Guys probably isn't your kind of movie. On that note, I was quite surprised at the amount of violence, gore, and nudity in play. Thankfully it's only gratuitous when it needs to be (which in this movie basically means for comedic effect). People do die, sometimes gruesomely, and there are a lot of boobs and constant talk of sex and pornography, sometimes from kids. Again if these kinds of things offend your soft heart, avoid The Nice Guys.

    Talking of kids in this movie, one of the earliest lines refers to how kids these days know too much and act too grown up. This is a subtle theme of the entire movie. The line in question refers to a thirteen year old girl who chats up a guy three times her age for some weed, and another scene has a kid on a bike talking about his big dick, but more prominently is Angourie Rice who plays Holly, the PI's daughter, and shows a massive amount of maturity in every scene, often showing up her father in smarts. I would love to see a sequel set a number of years ahead where we follow a grown up Holly continuing her father's work.

    The father himself, Holland March, is Ryan Gosling on top form. Most of the roles I'd seen him play were super serious ones, and his mumbling, tortured personas, while fantastic, started to grate. Here he is completely different. He's a silly, fumbling idiot a lot of the time, and provides the most laughs. His sense of comedy timing is perfect, and his slapstick antics are flat-out hilarious. That's not to mean that he plays the fool. In a lesser actors hands, that's exactly how March's character would have come across, but Gosling manages to balance all the over-the-top comedy with something a bit more grounded. While he shows a lot of signs of idiocy, he also shows some intelligence that helps us believe his role as a father and detective. Unfortunately I can't level the same praise on Russell Crowe who I can't decide whether he phoned it in for the paycheck, or tried too hard. When it comes to comedy, Crowe is Gosling's opposite; almost entirely unfunny, even when his lines do a lot of the legwork for him. He's not a complete failure, but he looks awkward and uncomfortable more times than he doesn't. Margaret Qualley as the missing girl is also a bit of a swing and a miss. Her hysteric lunacy comes off more as a hormonal teenager shouting things she doesn't really mean, than a girl who believes fully in her claims and is determined for the world to know what she does. Thankfully there's Keith David, Matt Bomer, and Beau Knapp who more than make up for her in the supporting side of things.

    I never really laugh out loud when I'm by myself, especially in the cinema, but The Nice Guys had me chuckling heartily with alarming frequency. It's not a perfect movie, not even a perfect comedy, but it's right up there amongst the best comedies, for certain. I found it hilarious, and that's all that really mattered. I give it a solid 8/10 and would recommend.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Những Chàng Trai Ngoan
    • Filming locations
      • Northyards Blvd at North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Silver Pictures
      • Waypoint Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,261,763
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,203,270
      • May 22, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,788,218
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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