Hot Fuzz
2007UK★ 7.65.5 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure and the family you choose. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, tense, and escalating.
The Nice Guys
2016USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Shane Black★ 7.1
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedytensechaoticwarm
Pacing
escalatingerraticepisodic
Story
investigationpursuitsurvival
Emotion
the family you chooseredemptionloyalty under pressureloss of innocenceguilt
Themes
corrupt institutionsmen and women navigating expectationsclass and moneylife under oppression
Feel
fun scarycrowd pleaserrewatchablecathartic
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like The Nice Guys
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Nice Guys. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
RRRrrrr!!!
2004France★ 6.35 pt match
Both films sit with loyalty under pressure. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, chaotic, episodic, and erratic.
Man Bites Dog
1992Belgium★ 7.25 pt match
Like The Nice Guys, this one is rooted in loss of innocence and guilt. Both circle the same ground: class and money and corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
Midnight Runners
2017South Korea★ 7.54.5 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure and the family you choose. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions. The feel is the same: dark comedy, tense, and escalating.
8 Women
2002France★ 6.94 pt match
What ties these together is guilt. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and men and women navigating expectations. The feel is the same: dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
OSS 117: From Africa with Love
2021France★ 5.64 pt match
What ties these together is loyalty under pressure. They share the same lens on men and women navigating expectations and life under oppression. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
The Santa Claus Gang
2010Italy★ 64 pt match
Both films sit with guilt, loyalty under pressure, and the family you choose. They share the same lens on class and money. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Vai Que Cola: O Filme
2015Brazil★ 6.24 pt match
Like The Nice Guys, this one is rooted in loyalty under pressure and the family you choose. The world both films live in revolves around class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.