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Bad Boys for Life

Movie · 2020 · 123 min

A slick, fast-moving buddy-cop ride that balances explosive action with easy banter and a surprisingly heartfelt family story.

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2020 film directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
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Year
2020
Runtime
123 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • revenge
  • loyalty
  • redemption
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
comedy, action, crime, buddy cop
Directed by
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
Written by
Joe Carnahan, Peter Craig, Chris Bremner
Starring
Will Smith, Vanessa Hudgens, Martin Lawrence, Michael Bay, DJ Khaled, Joe Pantoliano, Alexander Ludwig, Nicky Jam
Music
Lorne Balfe
Cinematography
Robrecht Heyvaert
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States, Mexico
Languages
English

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