The Bad Guys

"Good is no fun at all."

2022 1h 40m EN

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7.5

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87%

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6.9

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★7.5TMDB · 2,700🍅87%Rotten Tomatoes●64Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 79,744

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Synopsis

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When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.

“Good is no fun at all.”

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Cast

Sam Rockwell
Wolf (voice)
Marc Maron
Snake (voice)
Awkwafina
Tarantula (voice)
Craig Robinson
Shark (voice)
Anthony Ramos
Piranha (voice)
Richard Ayoade
Professor Marmalade (voice)
Zazie Beetz
Diane Foxington (voice)
Alex Borstein
Police Chief Misty Luggins (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Perifel
Writers: Etan Cohen, Nelson Yokota, Adam Rosette
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Bad Guys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Venzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron and Awkwafina carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Good is no fun at all.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pierre Perifel directs. Daniel Pemberton scores. John Venzon cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
3Released 4 years ago.
4Part of the "The Bad Guys Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Daniel Pemberton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Venzon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron and Awkwafina carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Good is no fun at all.".
9IMDB entry: tt8115900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 27 themes, including "based on novel or book", "snake", "wolf", "affectation".

The technical file

Original score: Daniel Pemberton
Editing: John Venzon
Production design: Luc Desmarchelier
VFX supervisor: Matt Baer
Sound: Julian Slater
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Box office: $250,162,278
Return: 313% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Bad Guys (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 87% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 64/100
IMDB rating: 6.9/10 · 79,744 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 wins & 30 nominations total

Part of

The Bad Guys Collection

The adventures of "The Bad Guys". Are they really bad? Can they really be "Good Guys"?

Also by

Pierre Perifel

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What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-04-04
★ 6/10
The "Bad Guys" make the most secure location look like a candy store, and they tease the hapless police chief "Luggins" who seems incapable - despite having gazillions of officers - to catch them. Enter the new governor "Foxington" who basically ridicules them, declaims their achievement and provokes them into pulling the ultimate crime - the theft of the golden dolphin. What now ensues is an "Ocean's 5" style logistics exercise as the five of them carefully plan the theft. The trophy is to be presented to the icon of decency "Professor Marmalade" but is he quite who he seems? Is the governor? These films are a bit ten-a-penny, and this one isn't really very special. The dialogue is entertainingly quick-fire now and again (especially the snake and the piranha); "Weaps" - the extra nimble taratunla provides the gadgetry and the animation is efficient with plenty of action once the film gets moving. The ending, though, is daft and hurried and who knew there were so many millions of guinea pigs in the world!? I saw this on my own on a big screen, but I think this will do just as well on the television.
edu27032022-04-15
★ 8/10
I really enjoyed the movie. It's funny, the action scenes are very well done, the characters are charming, the dialogues are excellent and the animation style, in a mix of 2D and 3D, is the icing on the cake to complete an (almost) perfect animation. 'Almost' because the plot was pretty average. It's interesting and even brings a nice message, but I think it lacked a little more development, especially in making the movie more unpredictable. Halfway through the movie you already knew who the villain was and how the movie was going to end. They even added multiple 'twists' to make the story more unpredictable, but almost all of them were far-fetched and failed to surprise me. Despite that, this movie was a breath of originality from Dreamworks after a decade of bland animations. I'll give it a solid 8.
Chris Sawin2022-04-23
★ 8/10
It’s a shame that the story isn’t nearly as appealing as the animation in The Bad Guys. The film is smart and funny with slick animation. The Bad Guys is a delightful heist that you crave to be a part of. Full review: https://hubpages.com/entertainment/The-Bad-Guys-2022-Review-A-Visually-Stylish-Animated-Caper