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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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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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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Watched again now, Smith’s performance is weirdly subdued, as if all the emphasis is really on the established comic talent Lawrence, and Smith is his straight man. Rated: 3/5 Mar 22, 2025 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter ... the pairing of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith generates a winning comic chemistry. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Haven't we seen this all before? Four or five dozen times? Rated: 2/4 Mar 29, 2019 Full Review John Serba Decider Those wondering if Bad Boys has aged well should know that it’s as feculent as ever. Jul 8, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gi S It's funny, the bad boys make a pretty good team together. The action scenes a little over the top as it goes on. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Aleksander B It was funny in many moments, great action too, but I don't know, it kinda gets lost here and there. I can't say it's a bad movie, 'cause it isn't, but I would say, it can't get you enough pumped to, soo it was kinda boring. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Stephen C Ages 17 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $63,900,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Faiz D Good actions, but other than that, there's nothing in the film Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Matthew D This action/comedy features decent action, but not decent enough to make up for the tedious attempts at comedy. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review Russell H Smith and Lawrence are hilarious together. Other than that, it's a typical, 90s action film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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