The Nice Guys

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The Nice Guys

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Released May 20, 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

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

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2023

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

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.

Aug 10, 2017

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

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

Rated: 3/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Katie Hogan

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

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.

Rated: 5/5

May 29, 2025

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

The ultimate wedding of Shane Black’s wily, aesthetically winsome & warm-hearted sides. In a story of discovering you can fight city hall (so to speak), its mantra is etched ON city hall: “He that violates its oath profanes the divinity of faith itself.”

Rated: 4/5

Feb 11, 2025

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

It’s a smart lesson hidden within an odd couple murder mystery and one worth remembering regardless of political affiliation, because oppression is oppression and either you’re a Nice Guy or you’re a bootlicker; can’t be both.

Feb 11, 2025

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Cal V

Abundant with the same type of caustic sarcasm that made Black’s “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” an underappreciated, yet cult favorite, “The Nice Guys” is smarter than it has to be and in retrospect, like all great crime thrillers, it is a relatively simple story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Daniel Z

For its furious pace, a couple of terrific set-piece scraps and for the disarming likeability and chemistry of Gosling and Crowe, The Nice Guys ticks every box for an R-rated good time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Alexander B

Although it feels similar to other Shane Black movies its much funnier and has an interesting plot. The cast is great as well. The action scenes are well done but also funny.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/25

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Just don't d

Too funny of a film. Much more of a real comedy than many other detective films. Begging for a sequel!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/21/25

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Benjamin H

While a few elements regarding certain characters could have been handled a tad smoother, The Nice Guys is a self aware, incredibly funny and super enjoyable buddy comedy that is blessed by a dazzling script and its two likable leads utterly mesmerizing chemistry.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/20/25

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Audience Member

This movie was great, too funny...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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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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