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The Nice Guys (2016)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
The Nice Guys poster

Overview

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's central conflict revolves around a corporate conspiracy to suppress environmental technology for profit, a theme strongly aligned with progressive values concerning corporate accountability and environmentalism, leading to a Left-Leaning rating.

The movie features traditional casting with predominantly white lead and supporting characters, without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on a comedic detective plot rather than critiquing identity groups.

Secondary

The Nice Guys includes a same-sex couple among its minor antagonists, Blueface and Older Guy. Their relationship is depicted incidentally, without explicit narrative judgment or affirmation. While they are villains, their queer identity is not linked to their villainy or used for ridicule, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.

The film "The Nice Guys" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a detective and an enforcer investigating a missing person case and a conspiracy in 1970s Los Angeles, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.

The film features several female characters, including Holly March and Amelia Kuttner, but none are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. The hitwoman character primarily uses firearms, and her victories are not achieved through hand-to-hand or melee weapon skills.

The Nice Guys is an original film with an original screenplay and characters. It is not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot of existing material, thus there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been swapped.

The Nice Guys is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters could have been race-swapped.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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9.1
Metacritic logo
7.0

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