Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- picaresque
- crime film night
- biopic double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the film entertaining and stylistically distinctive, especially praising Rhys Ifans's central performance while noting that its sprawling life story can feel meandering.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Howard Marks's transformation from Oxford student to international marijuana smuggler structures the film.
Marks's dealings with intelligence agencies, militant groups, and organized crime are rendered as droll adventures rather than a purely grim descent.
The plot foregrounds marijuana trafficking and the broader political institutions surrounding prohibition, including MI6, the CIA, and law enforcement.
Howard Marks is portrayed as an audacious, widely known figure whose criminal exploits acquire countercultural heroic status.
Films like Mr. Nice, and why
Blow
biographical crime comedy centered on an audacious drug smuggler and charismatic antihero
American Made
witty, stylish true-crime drama about an ambitious criminal network and its consequences
The Wolf of Wall Street
comic crime biopic portraying an outsider who builds an international illicit enterprise
The Business
irreverent British crime drama with a colorful criminal protagonist and picaresque tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Bernard Rose
- Release Date
- 2010-10-07
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (169)
Cast
- Rhys Ifans
- Chloë Sevigny
- David Thewlis
- Luis Tosar
- Crispin Glover
- Omid Djalili
- Christian McKay
- Elsa Pataky
- Jack Huston
- Jamie Harris
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Mr. Nice about?
- A charismatic Welsh physics student turns international marijuana smuggler in this witty, sprawling crime biography of outlaw celebrity and political hypocrisy.
- What is Mr. Nice like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mr. Nice as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mr. Nice violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mr. Nice as moderate.
- What did critics think of Mr. Nice?
- Critics generally found the film entertaining and stylistically distinctive, especially praising Rhys Ifans's central performance while noting that its sprawling life story can feel meandering.
- Which films are like Mr. Nice?
- Films with a similar feel include Blow, American Made, The Wolf of Wall Street, and The Business.
- How long is Mr. Nice?
- Mr. Nice runs 121 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mr. Nice?
- In United States, Mr. Nice streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
