The Bad Guys fingerprintStunning style, high energy.
Breakneck and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and wholesome
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout editing, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Breakneck and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Bad Guys is breakneck, thrilling, and spectacular.
Hopeful and wholesome
Emotionally, it's hopeful and wholesome.
Plenty of situational comedy and slapstick
Expect plenty of situational comedy and slapstick.
Crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout editing, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the editing, score, and visual style stand out.
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The Bad Guys is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, Peacock, and NBC in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 40 min
The Bad Guys runs 1 h 40 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 78 out of 100, so both groups see The Bad Guys much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $80 million to make and earned $250 million worldwide, 3.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+72GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Bad Guys in 86 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 233 storytelling tropes for The Bad Guys, including Canine Confusion, Brick Joke, Medium Blending.
6.9
