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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 89% of the 380 1970s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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…
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic81/100
210 audience votes
Key crew
- Elaine MayDirector
- Elaine MayWriter
- John StraussOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Peter FalkMikey
- John CassavetesNicky
- Ned BeattyKinney
- Rose ArrickAnnie
- Carol GraceNellie
- William HickeySid Fine
- Sanford MeisnerDave Resnick
- Joyce Van PattenJan
- M. Emmet WalshBus Driver
- Sy TraversHotel Clerk
- Peter R. ScoppaCounter Man
- Virginia SmithJan's Mother
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Themes
philadelphia, pennsylvaniahitmanmale friendshipon the runbookieone nightexistentialismwoman directorintensedepressingboldexcited
The Best Movies of 1976
Mikey and Nicky is #17 of 60
