The Nice Guys

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The Nice Guys

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2016

1h 56m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

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Critics Consensus

The Nice Guys hearkens back to the buddy comedies of a bygone era while adding something extra courtesy of a knowing script and the irresistible chemistry of its leads.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

05/04/2023

4/5

(Crowe and Gosling are brilliant together in something that sends up their tough guy images.

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

08/10/2017

What's memorable about The Nice Guys is the crew of not-so-nice kids: the 12- through 18-year-olds who seem remarkably unbothered when bumping heads with coke-addled pornographers.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/27/2016

3/5

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe are a good match in The Nice Guys. But writer-director Shane Black's screenplay seldom strikes fire.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 23

3/5

Though it can veer off of the rails to some scatterbrained wheel-spinning that pushes limits of tolerance and believability, the screenplay delivers its muckraking mystery with a canny enough level of perpetual action and a clever humor.

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

Jul 21

4/5

A wonderful slice of entertainment, The Nice Guys is Shane Black doing what he does best. The film riffs on his previous back catalogue, mixing in a 1970s groove to keep things feeling fresh.

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Katie Hogan

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

May 29

5/5

Like any detective story, The Nice Guys hits those same genre beats, but instead of coming off like a series of cliches, Black creates a unique experience.

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Jithin K

5d

I had no idea Ryan Gosling can be this funny. Him, Russel Crowe and the little girl made a great team. The fun dialogues and the chemistry between the actors made this a very entertaining watch. The plot was good enough for what it was but it felt like they deliberately kind of dumbed it down and glossed over stuff so it would be safe. Even the R rating is there on the safer side by showing stuff that would seem edgy but not too much that would scare some audience. It's really good despite that and they should make a sequel because this has the potential to give better movies.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu 5d

March & Healy again and again, cool, but where's Holly March getting her spotlight? This teenage firecracker matches Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe blow for blow, stealing scenes left and right. Holly is the secret MVP audiences are sleeping on!

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Doitwoods S

@Doitdro Jan 24

I watched the movie it was nice but pointless 💀the little girl is like a fly tht travels with them .. 2hrs long and the whole point was trashed because at the end it didn’t matter they didn’t win and Detroit still got away .. the little girl prolonged the simplest tasks by not staying in her place or opening her mouth, if your going to be hardheaded then atleast speak tf up like 😭😭the simplest story made 2hrs long with no real end result is outrageous if you ask me but hey that’s movies for you

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Jozef P.

@Jozef_Vodkavich Jan 14

It's pretty funny, the dynamics of the two main characters is brilliant. I love the attention to detail with the setting in the 1970's groove. Unfortunately the ending for me wasn't so satisfying, not a happy ending. Also, a lot of nudity, not really my cup of tea.

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Downriver R

@Downriver Jan 12

Pretty well made funny movie. Great cast Great laughs good storyline to keep you engaged.

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Samitha B

@Samitha Jan 7

There was unbelievable chemistry between Ryan and Russel Crowe. And the girl who played the daughter did a great job. Thoroughly enjoyable movie. Had a good laugh.

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Synopsis

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

Director: Shane Black
Producer: Joel Silver
Screenwriter: Shane Black, Anthony Bagarozzi
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Silver Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 20, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.2M
Runtime: 1h 56m

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