Bad Boys

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Bad Boys

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Released Apr 7, 1995

1h 58m

Action

Comedy

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Miami-Dade detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) blow a fuse when $100 million worth of heroin they recently confiscated is heisted from station headquarters. Suspecting it was an inside job, Internal Affairs gives them five days to track down the drugs before they shut down the narcotics division. Action meets farce when Marcus is compelled to masquerade as his partner in order to gain the trust of a call girl (Tea Leoni), a key witness in their investigation.

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Critics Consensus

Bad Boys stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have enjoyable chemistry; unfortunately, director Michael Bay too often drowns it out with set pieces and explosions in place of an actual story.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Hollywood Reporter

... the pairing of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith generates a winning comic chemistry.

Apr 9, 2019

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Haven't we seen this all before? Four or five dozen times?

Rated: 2/4

Mar 29, 2019

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Sheila Johnston

Independent (UK)

You may rest assured that whenever a glass object hoves into view, it will be shattered in slo-mo by the end of the scene.

Mar 29, 2019

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John Serba

Decider

Those wondering if Bad Boys has aged well should know that it’s as feculent as ever.

Jul 8, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Casting Martin Lawrence and Will Smith resulted in a comedy gold and their buddy-cop chemistry clicks the moment they appear on-screen, bickering and dissing each other.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 30, 2024

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

I don't understand how this wasn't critically well-received when it came out but it's very entertaining.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 8, 2023

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Audience Member

Nice movie. Not the best, but is great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Ronnie R

What absolute nonsense. Two men who are so self-centred and so dedicated to being 'cool' who never become cops, they are simply not serious enough. Do the police in the US really just go around doing what they want with no structure, no plans and no back up? And dodging real bullets that could kill you, and never giving it a second thought? So loving to their families but they constantly put themselves in serious danger? Are we actually meant to believe that two such reckless and thoughtless characters dedicated to 'cool' would ever rise above McDonald's? This is the only funny part of this ridiculous franchise.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Donna K

I'm still watching Bad Boys 1 (as well as those that followed), and it's 2024! I don't care what the critics rated these movies. The characters themselves make these movies winners!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Audience Member

I was laughing quite a lot. Good plot and hilarious humor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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John B

Chuckled a few times. Very cute

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Audience Member

29 years later this movie is still fantastic. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s are iconic in this buddy cop film. Lots of great action and humor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Synopsis

Miami-Dade detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) blow a fuse when $100 million worth of heroin they recently confiscated is heisted from station headquarters. Suspecting it was an inside job, Internal Affairs gives them five days to track down the drugs before they shut down the narcotics division. Action meets farce when Marcus is compelled to masquerade as his partner in order to gain the trust of a call girl (Tea Leoni), a key witness in their investigation.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Doug Richardson
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.9M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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