Mr. Nice

2010Movie⏱️ 2h 1m

BiographyComedyCrimeDrama

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

8,211 votes

The life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler.

Director

Bernard Rose

Writers

Bernard Rose, Howard Marks

Stars

Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis

Release Date

June 3, 2011

Language

English, Spanish

Country

United Kingdom, Spain

🏆 2

Wins

💬 43

Reviews

📋 10.6K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Rhys Ifans

as Howard Marks

Chloë Sevigny

as Judy Marks

David Thewlis

as Jim McCann

Luis Tosar

as Craig Lovato

Crispin Glover

as Ernie Combs

Omid Djalili

as Saleem Malik

Christian McKay

as Hamilton McMillan

Elsa Pataky

as Ilze Kadegis

Jack Huston

as Graham Plinston

Jamie Harris

as Patrick Lane

💰 Box Office

$1,673,840

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Production

Hindsight Media, Independent Entertainment, Kanzaman

🏷️ Keywords

bikinistoner comedycoolcia central intelligence agencyfemale rear nudity

🎯 Categories

Stoner ComedyTrue CrimeBiographyComedyCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting true story

by grantss • 2015-08-09

6/10

"Interesting true story. Very funny at times, especially any scenes involving David Thewlis. Not great though - pacing is off, and writer-director Bernard Rose clearly wasn't sure whether he was making a comedy or drama. As mentioned, it has some funny moments, but then it has some very dark moments too. The comedy makes the drama seem frivolous. Great performance by Rhys Ifans in the lead role. David Thewlis steals the show, however, with his over-the-top performance. Not sure why it was felt necessary to cast Chloe Sevigny in the role of Howard Marks' wife, especially as the char..."

💡 Did You Know?

Rhys Ifans became firm friends with Howard Marks several years before the film was made, and extracted a promise that he would star if a movie of the dealer's life was ever produced.