Nice Dreams
Two perpetually stoned buddies turn a stolen marijuana crop into a frantic tour of bizarre Los Angeles misadventures.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- absurd
- zany
- stoner movie night
- late night comedy
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and packed with amusing comic encounters, while acknowledging its rudimentary filmmaking and uneven, juvenile humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cheech and Chong steal a marijuana crop and move through a series of cannabis-centered encounters.
The duo's flight from the police generates successive encounters with eccentric Los Angeles characters.
The film emphasizes a succession of strange area characters, including Howie Hamburger Dude and Timothy Leary as himself.
The action unfolds among L.A.-area characters and reflects the city's cannabis and outsider comedy scene.
Films like Nice Dreams, and why
Up in Smoke
Shared stoner comedy, countercultural humor, cannabis-centered premise, and episodic comic encounters.
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
Shared irreverent counterculture comedy, drug humor, loose plotting, and absurd adult comic energy.
Half Baked
Shared cannabis-driven comedy, surreal encounters, buddy-duo chemistry, and episodic structure.
Dude, Where's My Car?
Shared broad stoner humor, eccentric supporting characters, and a fast-moving chain of comic misadventures.
Movie Details
- Director
- Tommy Chong
- Release Date
- 1981-07-24
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (134)
Cast
- Cheech Marin
- Tommy Chong
- Stacy Keach
- Timothy Leary
- Evelyn Guerrero
- Paul Reubens
- Suzanne Kent
- Jeff Pomerantz
- James Faracci
- Marlena Amey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Nice Dreams about?
- Two perpetually stoned buddies turn a stolen marijuana crop into a frantic tour of bizarre Los Angeles misadventures.
- What is Nice Dreams like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nice Dreams as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nice Dreams violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nice Dreams as mild.
- What did critics think of Nice Dreams?
- Critics broadly found the film fast-paced and packed with amusing comic encounters, while acknowledging its rudimentary filmmaking and uneven, juvenile humor.
- Which films are like Nice Dreams?
- Films with a similar feel include Up in Smoke, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, Half Baked, and Dude, Where's My Car?.
- How long is Nice Dreams?
- Nice Dreams runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nice Dreams?
- In United States, Nice Dreams streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
