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Mr. Nice

Play trailer Poster for Mr. Nice 2011,  2h 1m,  Drama/ Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 53% 47 Reviews Tomatometer 44% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
53% Tomatometer 47 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Oxford University student Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) becomes an international drug smuggler with alleged connections to MI6, the IRA and the Mafia.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Sep 11, 2011
3.5/5
Though the film takes a while to cast its spell, writer-director-cinematographer Bernard Rose's close observation of Marks and those around him becomes increasingly involving and allows Rose to comment on the widespread failure of the war on drugs. Go to Full Review
Mark Jenkins Washington Post Sep 9, 2011
2.5/4
The writer-director tells the story with verve and small-budget ingenuity. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Sep 8, 2011
2/4
Ifans looks 20 years too old for the part, and the problem with the movie is it seems so desperate to be made that it barely cares that he spends half of his time miscast. Go to Full Review
Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Sep 28, 2021
2/5
Ifans does a credible job of showing us how Marks moved from one lucrative situation to another... But the movie suffers from the usual clichés and tropes of its genre. Go to Full Review
James McMahon NME (New Musical Express) May 20, 2021
3.5/5
It's frequently funny, it's affable and charming in that way all the best British comedies always are and it's a retelling of a story quite remarkable in that someone undertook it and lived to tell the tale. Go to Full Review
Molly Templeton Eugene Weekly (OR) Feb 27, 2019
Part of the problem with Mr. Nice is that the endless sequences of [Howard] Marks and company moving, packing, hiding or hiding drugs lead to a muddled, disconnected narrative that lacks emotional impact. Go to Full Review
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Leia R May 28, 2011 Between a 5/10 and 6/10, [Ifans] captures the character's charisma and cool, and it's fun to ride shotgun with him. But the script isn't pointed enough to drill beneath the surface. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Bernard Rose

Director

Rhys Ifans

Howard Marks

Chloë Sevigny

Judy Marks

David Thewlis

Jim McCann

Elsa Pataky

Ilze

Crispin Glover

Ernie Combs

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Mr. Nice

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Movie Info

Synopsis Oxford University student Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans) becomes an international drug smuggler with alleged connections to MI6, the IRA and the Mafia.
Director
Bernard Rose
Screenwriter
Bernard Rose
Distributor
MPI
Production Co
Kanzaman, Independent, Prescience, Lipsync Productions
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 3, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 18, 2016
Runtime
2h 1m
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