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The Bad Guys

  • 2022
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Awkwafina, and Anthony Ramos in The Bad Guys (2022)
Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys -dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused "muscle" Mr. Piranha and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka "Webs." But when, after years of countless heists and being the world's most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good. Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they've been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he's always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become... The Good Guys?
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To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.

  • Director
    • Pierre Perifel
  • Writers
    • Aaron Blabey
    • Etan Cohen
  • Stars
    • Sam Rockwell
    • Marc Maron
    • Awkwafina
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    67K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,429
    346
    • Director
      • Pierre Perifel
    • Writers
      • Aaron Blabey
      • Etan Cohen
    • Stars
      • Sam Rockwell
      • Marc Maron
      • Awkwafina
    • 357User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Sam Rockwell
    Sam Rockwell
    • Wolf
    • (voice)
    Marc Maron
    Marc Maron
    • Snake
    • (voice)
    Awkwafina
    Awkwafina
    • Tarantula
    • (voice)
    Craig Robinson
    Craig Robinson
    • Shark
    • (voice)
    Anthony Ramos
    Anthony Ramos
    • Piranha
    • (voice)
    Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
    • Professor Marmalade
    • (voice)
    Zazie Beetz
    Zazie Beetz
    • Diane Foxington aka The Crimson Paw
    • (voice)
    Alex Borstein
    Alex Borstein
    • Police Chief Misty Luggins
    • (voice)
    Lilly Singh
    Lilly Singh
    • Tiffany Fluffit
    • (voice)
    Barbara Goodson
    Barbara Goodson
    • Old Lady
    • (voice)
    Dina Morrone
    Dina Morrone
    • Museum Announcer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michael Godere
    Michael Godere
    • Delivery Driver
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kelly Cooney Cilella
    • Prison Guard 1
    • (voice)
    • …
    Walt Dohrn
    Walt Dohrn
    • Scientist
    • (voice)
    • …
    David P. Smith
    • Prison Guard 2
    • (voice)
    • …
    John Venzon
    John Venzon
    • Museum Guest 2
    • (voice)
    • …
    Jesse Averna
    • Prison Guard 3
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Pierre Perifel
    • Writers
      • Aaron Blabey
      • Etan Cohen
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Wolf proposes the gang to pretend to be good, Mr. Shark tells the story about a brother who had an anchor falling on his head. This refers to the previous DreamWorks Animation film Shark Tale (2004), which had two shark brothers: Frankie who died from an anchor dropping on him, and his brother Lenny, a good guy, who briefly pretends to be bad.
    • Goofs
      When Wolf - in his bunny costume - climbs up the tree to rescue the cat, the bunny tail is visible. After he climbed down with the cat in his arm, his wolf tail suddenly pokes out of the costume and the bunny tail is gone.

      However, this could signify that he "wiggled" and his tail went loose, just like when he is in disguise as Mr Poodleton.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Wolf: Do I wish people didn't see us as monsters? Sure, I do. But these are the cards we've been dealt, so we might as well play 'em.

    • Crazy credits
      The DreamWorks logo has Mr Wolf climb to the moon with his grapple gun and take the fisher boy's place.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Magical Trailer Reactions (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Fire
      Written by Eric Burton, Adrian Quesada
      Performed by Black Pumas
      Courtesy of ATO Records

    User reviews357

    Featured review
    8/10

    Surprisingly good

    I completely agree with the first reviewer: I had low expectation after seeing the trailer, too. But "The Bad Guys" turned out to be a very clever movie, well-made, with a sophisticated script, and fast-moving. Most importantly: It's not taking itself too seriously. I mean: A shark as a master of disguise!?

    I don't know (yet) the books on which this movie is based. Oviously the story is also inspired by the various Ocean's 8/ 11/ 12/ whatever-movies, but it is definitely an over-the-top-version of these caper movies. These movies always tried to be believable; "the bad guys" tries to be fun. And it succeeded in that!
    • ol-11
    • Mar 17, 2022
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Los tipos malos
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Dentsu
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $97,459,240
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,950,245
      • Apr 24, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $250,387,888
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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