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Bad Boys

R Released Apr 7, 1995 1h 58m Action Comedy List
43% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 78% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
Miami-Dade detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) blow a fuse when $100 million worth of heroin they recently confiscated is heisted from station headquarters. Suspecting it was an inside job, Internal Affairs gives them five days to track down the drugs before they shut down the narcotics division. Action meets farce when Marcus is compelled to masquerade as his partner in order to gain the trust of a call girl (Tea Leoni), a key witness in their investigation. Read More Read Less
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Bad Boys stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have enjoyable chemistry; unfortunately, director Michael Bay too often drowns it out with set pieces and explosions in place of an actual story.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter ... the pairing of Martin Lawrence and Will Smith generates a winning comic chemistry. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Haven't we seen this all before? Four or five dozen times? Rated: 2/4 Mar 29, 2019 Full Review Sheila Johnston Independent (UK) You may rest assured that whenever a glass object hoves into view, it will be shattered in slo-mo by the end of the scene. Mar 29, 2019 Full Review John Serba Decider Those wondering if Bad Boys has aged well should know that it’s as feculent as ever. Jul 8, 2024 Full Review Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania Casting Martin Lawrence and Will Smith resulted in a comedy gold and their buddy-cop chemistry clicks the moment they appear on-screen, bickering and dissing each other. Rated: 3.5/5 May 30, 2024 Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn I don't understand how this wasn't critically well-received when it came out but it's very entertaining. Rated: 4/5 Jan 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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John B Chuckled a few times. Very cute Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/05/24 Full Review Audience Member 29 years later this movie is still fantastic. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s are iconic in this buddy cop film. Lots of great action and humor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Bruno S Um filme de comédia e ação eficiente e divertido para a época em que ele foi produzido... Algumas coisas são bem clichê, mas não atrapalham a experiência... Marcou minha infância! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Isaiah B By far the best Bad Boyz film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Vee M If you are a Bad Boys fan, you will love this movie. Lots of action comedy dispersed through it out, and classic Will and Martin. I know the critics had some concerns, but I loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Liam D It’s definitely formulated of Buddy cop action movies but Michael Bay’s directorial debut is surprisingly him at his most subdued and Martin Lawrence (A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Talkin’ Dirty After Dark) delivers a great performance Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Miami-Dade detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) blow a fuse when $100 million worth of heroin they recently confiscated is heisted from station headquarters. Suspecting it was an inside job, Internal Affairs gives them five days to track down the drugs before they shut down the narcotics division. Action meets farce when Marcus is compelled to masquerade as his partner in order to gain the trust of a call girl (Tea Leoni), a key witness in their investigation.
Director
Michael Bay
Producer
Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter
George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland, Doug Richardson
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 7, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 15, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.9M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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