Good Time (2017)

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88%

2017, Drama/Crime, 1h 41m

RT Critics’ Score: 92% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score: 81%
Awards & Nominations: 8 wins & 49 nominations

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Critics Consensus

A visual treat filled out by consistently stellar work from Robert Pattinson, Good Time is a singularly distinctive crime drama offering far more than the usual genre thrills

Audience Consensus

Good Time” is like a rollercoaster ride that you can’t get off of, but in a good way. Robert Pattinson’s performance is so convincing that you forget he was ever Edward Cullen. The Safdie brothers’ direction is chaotic and thrilling, making you feel like you’re right in the middle of the action. It’s a crime thriller that’s not afraid to show the moral ambiguity of its characters, and it’s all set against the backdrop of a distinctly New York flavor. It’s a wild ride that you won’t forget anytime soon.

Storyline

Connie Nikas forcibly removes his developmentally disabled brother Nick from a therapy session. The two rob a New York City bank for $65,000. In the getaway car, a dye pack explodes in a money bag, causing the driver to crash. Connie and Nick flee on foot, washing the dye from their clothes in a restaurant restroom. Stopped by police, Nick panics and runs; Nick is arrested while Connie escapes. Connie attempts to secure a bail bond, but needs $10,000 more to get Nick out of jail. He convinces his girlfriend, Corey, to pay with her mother’s credit cards, but her mother cancels the cards. Connie learns that Nick has been hospitalized after a fight with an inmate.

Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm,

Distributor
A24

Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)

Filming Location(s)
Adventureland Amusement Park, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA

MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language throughout, violence, drug use and sexual content

Year of Release
2017

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio:

2.35 : 1
Runtime:

1h 41m
Language(s):

English
Country of origin:

United States
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2017 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2017

Genre(s)
Drama/Crime

Keyword(s)
starring Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi, Ben Safdie, Buddy Duress, Souléymane Sy Savané, directed by Joshua Safdie, Ben Safdie, written by Joshua Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, drama, crime, mystery, thriller, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Robert Daniels, Donald Clarke, Mark Kermode, Adam Nayman, Kevin Maher, Geoffrey Macnab, R rating, Sebastian Bear-McClard, Oscar Boyson, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Terry Dougas produced by, Connie Nikas, Corey, Dash, Nick Nikas, Ray, Uber Driver characters, New York City, bank robber, prison, criminal underworld, language throughout, drug use, sexual content, violence, A24 distributor

Box Office Details

Worldwide gross: $3,283,369
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,960,518
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,236
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 431,899

US/Canada gross: $2,026,499
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,444,436
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,986
US/Canada opening weekend: $125,101
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $150,901
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,777

Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $4,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $5,428,062
Production budget ranking: 1,863
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $2,923,012
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$4,390,556
ROI to date (est.): -53%
ROI ranking: 1,706

Cast & Crew

Robert Pattinson

Connie Nikas

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Corey

Barkhad Abdi

Connie Nikas

Corey

Dash

Nick Nikas

Ray

Robert Pattinson – Connie Nikas
Jennifer Jason Leigh – Corey
Barkhad Abdi – Dash
Ben Safdie – Nick Nikas
Buddy Duress – Ray
Souléymane Sy Savané – Uber Driver
Joshua Safdie – Director, Writer
Ben Safdie – Director, Writer
Sebastian Bear-McClard – Producer
Oscar Boyson – Producer
Paris Kasidokostas Latsis – Producer
Jean-Luc De Fanti – Producer
Terry Dougas – Producer

Joshua Safdie

Sebastian Bear-McClard

Oscar Boyson

Paris Kasidokostas Latsis

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
Joshua Safdie, Ben Safdie

Writer(s)
Joshua Safdie, Ronald Bronstein

Producer(s)
Sebastian Bear-McClard, Oscar Boyson, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Terry Dougas

Film Festivals
Cannes

Awards & Nominations
8 wins & 49 nominations

Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Robert Daniels

Donald Clarke

Mark Kermode

Adam Nayman

Kevin Maher

812filmreviews

Irish Times

Observer (UK)

Sight & Sound

Times (UK)

GOOD TIME
All Critics (239) | Top Critics (65) | Fresh (219) | Rotten (20)
Good Time isn’t an exuberant or happy-go-lucky emotional ride, rather it’s the cruel irony of white privileged in even the lowest rungs of class.

August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4

Robert Daniels
812filmreviews
TOP CRITIC
Nick’s character doesn’t exactly develop, but we do see its innards teased gradually apart. Ben Safdie’s touching performance bookends the film with enormous grace.

November 29, 2017 | Rating: 4/5

Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Pattinson is utterly convincing as the Manson-eyed Connie, a manipulative force of nature (alternately mesmerising, repugnant and pathetic) who leaves a trail of destruction in his wake.

November 19, 2017 | Rating: 4/5

Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The masterstroke of the script is how it takes a situation that, in almost any other film of this type, would be played for pathos… and instead strip-mines it for every last iota of moral ambiguity.

November 17, 2017

Adam Nayman
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
The urgent docu-style filming is impressive, but it’s Pattinson’s fearless turn that lingers.

November 17, 2017 | Rating: 4/5

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The Safdie brothers’ crime thriller Good Time is a chaotic, wildly inventive but increasingly self-indulgent affair.

November 15, 2017 | Rating: 3/5

Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Pattinson exudes pure energy, as though he’s leaped into the role so completely that Connie has taken over.

March 17, 2022 | Rating: 4/4

Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Josh and Benny Safdie recapture the scuzzy immediacy they brought to their 2014 documentary-style junkie drama Heaven Knows What, but this time they inject the action with a thrilling nervous energy and drive.

October 16, 2020 | Rating: 4/5

Jason Best
Movie Talk
“Good Time” grabs the viewer by the back of the head like it has a fist full of hair and drags us along.

July 1, 2020 | Rating: A

Brent McKnight
The Last Thing I See
Anchored by a career-best performance by Pattinson, it’s an unforgettable work that will rattle you in all the best ways.

May 12, 2020

Steven Prokopy
Third Coast Review
A nerve-wracking crime adventure loaded with thrills, sleazy characters, and a distinctly New York flavour.

March 30, 2020

Victor Stiff
Goomba Stomp
Like the revisionist westerns of the 1970s, it takes the conflicted heroes of gangster films and shows them in a different, less flattering light.

January 16, 2020

Chris McCoy
Memphis Flyer…

Plot
Connie Nikas forcibly removes his developmentally disabled brother Nick from a therapy session. The two rob a New York City bank for $65,000. In the getaway car, a dye pack explodes in a money bag, causing the driver to crash. Connie and Nick flee on foot, washing the dye from their clothes in a restaurant restroom. Stopped by police, Nick panics and runs; Nick is arrested while Connie escapes. Connie attempts to secure a bail bond, but needs $10,000 more to get Nick out of jail. He convinces his girlfriend, Corey, to pay with her mother’s credit cards, but her mother cancels the cards. Connie learns that Nick has been hospitalized after a fight with an inmate.

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