The Nice Guys

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The Nice Guys

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2016

1h 56m

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Comedy

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

05/29/2025

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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Janet C

@RT46671120 5d

I really don’t like it. The plot was horrible and you got a drunk and conniving detective and an angry ex cop. I am surprised it’s so highly rated.

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Steve C

@SteveChe Jun 10

A captivating story with amusing characters and a bunch of good comedy, with the support of "pulp fiction"-esque dialogues and situation building.

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Jay Z.

@Chuppachill Jun 8

Boring . Way too much dialogue and too slow pace tor me

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S. O

@Col._Angus Jun 7

More comedy/slapstick than it is action or adventure, but it's a fun ride, splashed with a dose of Spy Kids. Also, you'll swear it's David Arquette in the lead role.

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Jackie G

@jackiegia Jun 7

I don't want to waste too much time on this one... After some comedic clips kept reappearing in my Instagram feed, I decided to give it a watch. Although there are a few funny moments with Gosling and Crowe, most of it fell flat. I was expecting a bit more. I don't know if this movie was rushed or what. I'd like to get my hands on it and give it a new cut. There's a scene where Detective March finds himself next to a dead body and does this whole pointing-and-wheezing comedy bit, reminiscent of Abbott and Costello. It was a little cringey tbh. I'll say this, though: I thought Crowe and Gosling worked well together. I liked their characters, just not the execution of the story.

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Eleanor B.

@RT72170909 Jun 3

The comedy was top tier.

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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