Bad Boys
Seen it?1983 | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved GoodFellas or Sleepers, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 182K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
- Sean PennMick O'Brien
- Reni SantoniRamon Herrera
- Jim MoodyGene Daniels
- Eric GurryHorowitz
- Esai MoralesPaco Moreno
- Ally SheedyJ. C. Walenski
- Clancy BrownViking Lofgren
- Robert Lee RushTweety
- John ZendaWagner
- Tony Mockus Jr.Warden Bendix