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Mikey and Nicky

1976 · 106 min

A raw, claustrophobic night of friendship and betrayal that feels like watching a car crash in slow motion.

Tagline
...don't expect to like 'em.
Overview
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Elaine May
Written by
Elaine May
Starring
Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Rose Arrick, Carol Grace, William Hickey, Sanford Meisner, Joyce Van Patten
Music
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Cinematography
Bernie Abramson, Victor J. Kemper
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, English

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