Mr. Nice

Name: Mr. Nice
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2010-10-07
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis, Luis Tosar, Crispin Glover

2010·Movie·R·121 min·★ 6.1(165)

Comedy Crime Drama More English titles

“43 Aliases. 89 Phone Lines. This is the Story of Howard Marks.”

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.

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About Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice is a 2010 English-language comedy, crime and drama film directed by Bernard Rose. The cast is led by Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis. It has a runtime of 2h 1m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

Mr. Nice was produced by KanZaman Productions, Prescience, and Lipsync Productions and made in Spain and United Kingdom. It was released on October 7, 2010, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $1 million worldwide.

Director: Bernard Rose
Writers: Bernard Rose
Release date: October 7, 2010
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Spain, United Kingdom
Box office: $1 million
Production: KanZaman Productions, Prescience, Lipsync Productions

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Mr. Nice cast & crew

Mr. Nice was directed by Bernard Rose and written by Bernard Rose.

The cast features Rhys Ifans as Howard Marks, Chloë Sevigny as Judy Marks, David Thewlis as Jim McCann, Luis Tosar as Craig Lovato, Crispin Glover as Ernie Combs, and Omid Djalili as Saleem Malik.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Philip Glass, cinematography is by Bernard Rose, and it was produced by Luc Roeg and Paul Brett.

Is Mr. Nice worth watching?

Mr. Nice holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 165 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 2h 1m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, crime, and drama, Mr. Nice is worth a place on your watchlist.

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