Comedy drama

Mr. Nice (2011): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Mr. Nice
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2011-06-03
Duration: 2 h 1 min

Mr. Nice is a 2011 comedy drama directed by Bernard Rose. It runs 2 hours 1 minute and earned $1.7 million worldwide. Critics gave it 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 60 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.3/10.

IMDb rating: 6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 53%
worldwide gross: $1.7M
Metascore: 60

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Released: June 3, 2011
Runtime: 2h 1m (121 min)
Director: Bernard Rose
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: MPI Media Group
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Mr. Nice About?

The premise of Mr. Nice without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A charismatic Oxford student, Howard Marks, abandons academia to become a cannabis smuggler in this gripping drama. Rhys Ifans portrays Marks as he becomes entangled in a complex web of allegiances, dealing with organizations including MI6, the IRA, and the Mafia. The film follows his rise and fall as he navigates the dangerous world of international drug trafficking, blurring the lines between right and wrong.

Mr. Nice Themes & Keywords

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Crew

The Director of Mr. Nice

Directed by Bernard Rose.

Director Bernard Rose

Ratings

Mr. Nice Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Mr. Nice 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 60 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.3/10.

IMDb

6.3 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

53% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 44%
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Metacritic

60 Metascore

User score 6.0
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TMDB

61% User score
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Plot

Mr. Nice Plot Summary

What happens in Mr. Nice from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

The film commences with Howard Marks, portrayed by Rhys Ifans, a 65-year-old man taking center stage in a bustling theater, where he basks in the applause of an enthusiastic audience. As he leisurely inhales from a joint, he poses a light-hearted question to the crowd: > “Who here partakes in the pleasures of cannabis?” Their response is an enthusiastic eruption of cheers and whistles. The story then transitions into Marks’s internal reflections as he narrates his life journey.

Full summary

The whole story of Mr. Nice, scene by scene

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