Good Time

2017 Directed by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

Are you ready for a Good Time?

After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.

Robert Pattinson Benny Safdie Jennifer Jason Leigh Buddy Duress Taliah Webster Barkhad Abdi Necro Gladys Mathon Peter Verby Eric Paykert Rose Gregorio Saida Mansoor Craig muMs Grant Rachel Black Souleymane Sy Savane Astrid Corrales Robert Clohessy Peter Linari Laurence Blum Jason Harvey Cliff Moylan Evonne Walton Mahadeo Shivraj Shaun Rey Marcos A. Gonzalez Sebastian Bear-McClard Hirakish Ranasaki Maynard Nicholl George Lee Miles Show All…

Alternative Titles

Bom Comportamento, 好时光, 命中有罪, 굿타임, 失速夜狂奔, Goodtime

crime drama thriller

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Review by katie ★★★★★ 18

Imagine your worst panic attack.
Times it by 100.
Review by Peter Labuza ★★★★ 17

A green Sprite bottle, given almost a mythical introduction in a frenetic monologue, slips out of the hand of a character and roles into a puddle of water. The camera, finally imparted from its intense close-ups to a God's eye long shot, lingers just for a second as it rolls into a puddle where it could be misconceived as trash. An object of everyday life that has been signified with narrative agency (A MacGuffin up there with the Arc of the Covenant) once again resembles its indexical reality. No neon lights or close-ups to enlarge its importance, just a piece of misplaced trash left by some dirtbag scum.
This movie is what happens when we observe the trash we avert our eyes to—what we're taught to ignore—and really look at what's inside.
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 15

like a remake of ENTER THE VOID as directed by the ghost of Sidney Lumet. some questionable details and it doesn't sink under the skin quite like Heaven Knows What, but Robert Pattinson is truly next-level in this thing.
feel like i've said this before, but now it's *really* time to recognize him as one of the best actors of his generation. between him and Kristen Stewart, i'm willing to officially move TWILIGHT into the "win" column, so far as its cultural contributions are concerned.
Review by Neil Bahadur ★★★½ 12

"I got beat up. I'm the victim here."
--
"Cross the room if you've ever been blamed for something you didn't do."
Many months before the films North American release, I joked that Good Time looked like "a modern-day Phil Karlson picture" so I was doubly pleasantly surprised when I found that this film approximated that feeling. In his annual love-letter to Cannes, Mark Peranson called the film "a kind of Dionysian New York Gesamtkunstwerk....immersion without identification." Where Good Time might confuse is that the film is outside of its narrative, it is not asking us to identify with its character(s), yet it revels in capturing the leads (Robert Pattinson's) energy - but it's for this same reason I believe…
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★ 11

it’s like if pete davidson the person were somehow adapted for the screen
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 12

wish i could think about this movie for longer than 3 seconds without getting good time by owl city feat. queen carly rae jepsen stuck in my head. seriously, i’ve been trying to write down ANYTHING i can think of but the line wha ohh a ohhh ohhhh it’s always a good time is just ... incessantly taunting me. i don’t even like this song. actually, i think i hate it. actually, i know i hate it. please consider renaming your movie, safdie brothers. i know it’s a little late, but how am i supposed to join in the Discourse when this dumb song is haunting my every thought?
Review by Lucy ★★★½ 6

i'm never drinking sprite again
Review by mia ★★★½

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Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★ 14

Loved it more the second time and found a lot of flaws the second time. I realized this was my gateway into “””challenging””” films my sophomore year of school, which sounds so lame, but is the truth! For that, I’m grateful this film exists for opening up my palette.
Review by maria ★★★★½ 6

owl city and carly rae jepsen's iconic 2012 BOP good time isn't in this movie, totally false advertising, 0/10
Review by Eli Hayes ★★★★★ 33

I don't even know what to say. I'm aware that I often resort to hyperbole but I truly don't think that a film has ever left me in such a state of anxiety-induced awe. I'm so fucking stressed and my arms and legs are shaking but I rarely have such a visceral reaction to films, even when I have a strong emotional reaction. A few things though: 1) Robert Pattinson gives the finest performance of Cannes '17 with no other performance that I've seen even coming close; 2) Oneohtrix Point Never's seemingly Sorcerer-inspired score is, ironically, probably my favorite electronic OST (and thus, my favorite OST, haha) since Tangerine Dream's '70s and '80s outputs; 3) the Safdie brothers' utilization of…
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★½ 26

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

This movie is really good, but incredibly stressful and incredibly upsetting for two specific scenes: one where something awful happens to Barkhad Abdi that made me really sad, and one where Robert Pattinson has an extremely terrible-to-watch interaction with a 16 year-old that somehow I have not seen ONE person mention in the months since this movie was released while everyone was crowing about how good it was. I can't stop thinking about that one scene and it really put a damper on the entire movie for me. Oof.

Recent reviews

Review by maddie ★★★½

happy birthday to me
Review by ashanti ★★★★

This film radiated chaotic energy.
Also can we talk about Robert Pattinson’s RANGE. I think this is my favourite performance of his so far.
Review by xxgushy69420XL ★★★★★

Top 5 for sure
Review by alex :) ★★★★★

this is one of the most immaculately crafted movies ive ever seen and will ever see. permanently one of my favourites.
Review by zahnia richardson ★★★★

This was not a Good Time.
Review by Tyrone Gough-Blair ★★★★

Well it’s safe to say I had a good time watching this lmao. Patterson nailed it again with this role. The film was all over the place but in a good way, I would definitely recommend this film to anyone.
Review by Billy Cunningham ★★★★

82%
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When I watched Uncut Gems I immediately wanted to watch the Saftie brothers’ first film but I never got around to it until now. And I can’t say that it’s better than that film but I can definitely say that it’s riveting and constantly entertaining.
I did not enjoy watching this film. It had a lot of uncomfortable scenes that were not fun to watch and as a whole, it’s a very tense film. And yet that’s one of the reasons I love it. It’s clear by now that these directors don’t hold anything back when making a film. The characters in this film are horrible, and by that I mean you don’t like any of them and…
Review by Nanny_Bob ★★★★

Man just wanna sprite cranberry
Review by legolaslegolas

uncut gems>
Review by valerie ★★★★½

i rlly liked this movie! it was kind of sad but it was also really moving.
Review by XanderToner ★★★★½

Can we just take a moment to admire this film"s soundtrack.
Review by cater leland ★★★★½

I died my hair blonde bc of Robert Pattinson in the movie ngl. The way the safdie brothers build tension and stress combined with their gritty vibrant style and aesthetic makes them the most exciting new filmmakers today.