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The Nice Guys

Name: The Nice Guys
Released: 2016-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 7.1

They're not that nice.

2016 • 116 min • ★ 7.1 (8,905) • Released

Action Comedy Crime

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

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Original title: The Nice Guys
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $71,261,763

Reviews & Ratings 5

AlfaVitaY2K

May 30, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

The Nice Guys is a solid detective movie with witty humor. Continuing the formula of 70's - 80's action movies, mixing tough guys action and humor. It has an interesting plot involving a conspiracy of the unsospected elite in pornography business. Best quote in the movie: "You know who else was just following orders? Hitler!" Concise explanation of why this movie bombed despite the good plot. Unfortunately, the movie has and absurd part. In the beginning, one of the two detectives is paid to break the arm of the other one, but later they become friends. This absurd twist ruins an otherwise excellent movie. I still recommend this movie, due to the lack of cool old school movies in Hollywood.

Sierbahnn

May 24, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

This speaks of its roots, and represent them fairly This is a 70s buddy-cop movie, after a fashion, just 40-odd years late to theaters. Our two leads are of course stand-outs in this, and do a fantastic job, but they also have great supporting cast, and noone really falls flat. The writing is funny, the direction on point and the action just exactly as convoluted as you need it to be in a movie such as this. It is highly enjoyable.

John Chard

Jan 13, 2019 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

Waltons, Poronography, Tricky Dicky, Hitler, Equanimity, Bumble Bees ... And Stuff! The Nice Guys is directed by Shane Black and Black co-writes the screenplay with Anthony Bagarozzi. It stars Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling and Angourie Rice. Music is by John Ottman and David Buckley and cinematography by Philippe Rousselot. 1977 Los Angeles and a private detective and a muscle for hire enforcer wind up on the same case looking for a missing girl. Can opposites really attract? More importantly, can they survive not just the perils of a case that gets murkier the longer it goes on? But also each other? I don't care if Colonel Mustard did it in the study with a candlestick. I just wanna know who he did it with and get the pictures. How wonderful to have had Shane Black back in his comfort zone and producing such a joyful buddy buddy neo-noir of considerable substance. It was eleven years since the superb Kiss Kiss Bang Bang had reminded us that Black had few peers when it came to blending high action macho twosomes who are also armed with sharp tongues to match, this was after all the guy who also penned Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout. The idea for The Nice Guys had sat in gestation for a number of years, finally it was unleashed to reward fans of his work and for those in sync with the style of film making he homages. Much like his other buddy scriptings, we are in the company of two mismatched guys. Gosling's ex-cop Holland March is a bit goofy, afraid of the sight of blood and morally bankrupt. Crowe's muscle for hire Jackson Healy beats people up for money, but he's a stand-up guy, likes his pet fish, even has a hero streak. What binds them together is troubled family baggage, that they are both men in search of a better world, to be better men themselves, and thus Black - to give them a chance of life improvement - pitches them into the seamy underbelly of the L.A. pornography industry - with some corruption elsewhere thrown into the equation. As a coupling March and Healy prove to be a riot. Crowe is menacing and funny with it, Gosling is affably flaky but charm personified, and thankfully both men have a knack for visual comedy (see Gosling's Lou Costello homage and Crowe's reaction to a henchman's act of fish murder). Crucially both actors can deliver killer lines, which is an absolute must for a Shane Black inspired production, for here there is never any let up, zingers are unbound. Then there is Rice (superb and actually the third lead in the play) as March's 13 year old daughter, she's got youthful zest and a killer matter of fact skill in reacting smartly to the two men currently dominating her life. The L.A. of the 70s is expertly designed, all blink blink blinkity blink neon lighting, side-burns and disco music, dubious fashions and protest groups protesting about the most mundane of things. Then you got the pornography angle, the 70s a hot-bed (no pun intended) for the sex sells profiteers, the perfect setting for Black to trawl through it all in noir clobber. As a noir piece it has it all, femme fatales, thugs, conspiracies, voice overs and an array of colourfully odd characters (excitable and troubling henchmen, a porno Pinocchio, a young lad willing to flash the contents of his underpants for cash!). And of course there's mysteries to be solved and rocks to be upturned, all of which is played out in a whirl of stylish violence, situational comedy and fluid camera work. Black kind of wants it all, to stay cool whilst having wry observations on the Americana of the era, and he enjoys going close to the knuckle when he can, which to some (not me) will come off as a shock value humour tactic just to ruffle feathers. It's also a minor itch that he sort of snatches from his previous works in search of reassurance - note for instance the similarities between the opening to Lethal Weapon and here with The Nice Guys. But itches be damned, so much fun and hidden dramatic depth on show here, a real treasure that makes you wish Black would stroll down neo-noir lane a bit more often. Don't believe me? Then may Richard Nixon come after you the next time you go for a swim in the pool! 9/10

Gimly

Sep 19, 2016 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

I've never been a Ryan Gosling fan. No movie ever before has come as close to turning me around in that than _The Nice Guys_. Director Shane Black is in top form with broad appeal, terrific performances, and honestly more humour than anything I've seen in years. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._

Reno

Sep 1, 2016 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

> An unexpected and thoroughly entertained retro comedy! It all began from this year's Oscars, I saw this pair for the first time and I knew its their film promotion strategy. So I went to look for the full details and I thought I'll end up as another silly comedy like 'Daddy's Home'. That's why I did not bother to check it out its teaser and trailer, but now I feel terrible for my crappy judgement. Because this was an awesome movie, definitely not just in the comedy category, but overall one of the best films of the year and it should be in everybody's top ten or twenty and nothing less. It is a retro type film that takes place in the late 70s, LA. Where two private investigators unlikely come together to probe a mysteriously reappeared porn star from the dead as what her aunt says. But later that connects with another high profile missing girl case and so with all the leads, these two goes the length risking their lives to solve it. The remaining story reveals whether they succeed or end up as the losers. It was from the director of 'Iron Man 3' who wrote it keeping in mind as a television series, but later turned into this beautiful comedy. The first thing is I loved the Ryan and Russell's performances. They totally nailed it, especially Ryan Gosling in many comedy scenes. I think I laughed a lot and better after a long time. That's a surprise, you know, I did not think they can do comedies, but they're beyond all the praising words. It's not just two of them, there is a mini 'Nancy Drew Reporter' kind of character. A teen girl joins them in the investigation and her part as well had a great impact on the narration. You would think you can predict the story, but it is a well written screenplay with many twists. Everybody did their job so well, even the two hours did not look too long, but went very quick. The cast, crew, production, all must return for a sequel and I hope it will happen very soon. A must see film, but for the grown ups only. 8/10

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Russell Crowe

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Amelia Kuttner

Yaya DaCosta

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Keith David

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Bergen Paulsen

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Jessica

Kim Basinger

Judith Kuttner

Jack Kilmer

Chet

Lance Valentine Butler

Kid on Bike

Ty Simpkins

Bobby

Cayla Brady

Young Beauty

Tammi Arender

Reporter

Rebecca Dalton Rusk

Fred's Widow

Terence Rosemore

Bourbon Bartender

Michelle Rivera Huckaby

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Amy Goddard

Nun

Frank Mottek

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Joanne Spracklen

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Greg Lindsay

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Maddie Compton

Janet

Meredith Berg

Die-In Protester

Lauren Marini

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Ward Roberts

Die-In Protester

Ryan Powers

Die-In Protester

Lauren Bair

Die-In Protester

Zarah Kulczycki

Die-In Protester

Hana Yuka Sano

Die-In Protester

Marvin Ross

Valet at Sid's

Rachele Brooke Smith

Party Girl

Adriana Karras

Party Girl

Milo Wesley

Pornookio

Matthew Warzel

Bartender at Sid's

Jordan Hairston

Painted Girl

Angela Everhart

Bartender at Mermaid Bar

Joshua Hoover

Dork

Yvonne Zima

Young Porn Queen

Lexi Johnson

Pocahontas

Chloe Hurst

Exotic Girl at Sid's

Gary Weeks

Officer McMillan

Charles Green

Dog Walker

Gary Wolf

Bartender at Flight Deck

Hannibal Buress

Bumble

Steve Wilder

Perry the Lawyer

Garrett Carpenter

Buddy

Hank Quillen

Maintenance Man

Michael Beasley

Bartender at Car Show

Dominic Bagarozzi

Paulsen-in-Porn

Karrueche Tran

Tally-in-Porn

Carson Meyer

Bartender at Mexican Restaurant

Robert Downey Jr.

Sid Shattuck (uncredited)

Sala Baker

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Kimberly Battista

Spoon Girl (uncredited)

Mark Kubr

Man in Diner (uncredited)

Elayne Boosler

Self (uncredited)

Emily Brobst

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Angie Everhart

Bartender at Mermaid Bar

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Sean Ryan Jennings

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Philippe Rousselot

Director of Photography

Kym Barrett

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Valli O'Reilly

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Markos Rounthwaite

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Emily Brobst

Stunt Double

Mallory Thompson

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Sala Baker

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Cristin Azure

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Aja Frary

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Nick DeKay

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Rachel Gelfeld

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Sala Baker

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Shane Black

Director

Nilo Otero

First Assistant Director

Sarah Halley Finn

Casting

Anthony Bagarozzi

Executive Producer

Hal Sadoff

Executive Producer

Ken Kao

Executive Producer

Norman Merry

Executive Producer

Joel Silver

Producer

Mark DeSimone

ADR Mixer

David Buckley

Original Music Composer

John Ottman

Original Music Composer

Peter J. Devlin

Production Sound Mixer

Paul Massey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben Shepherd

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Anthony Bagarozzi

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Shane Black

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US Release Dates 3

May 10, 2016

Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)

Premiere

May 20, 2016

R Theatrical

Aug 23, 2016

R Physical