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10 Best Movies Like The Nice Guys

If you loved The Nice Guys, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

2024★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy & Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos....

#2
The Late Show

The Late Show

1977★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-pl...

#3
The Kid Detective

The Kid Detective

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' c...

#4
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend....

#5
The Heat

The Heat

2013★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy & Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'...

#6
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Nice Guys for fans of Comedy & Crime & Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when...

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