Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

43 Aliases. 89 Phone Lines. This is the Story of Howard Marks.

Directed by Bernard Rose

Produced by KanZaman Productions, Prescience

2010121 min6.1 / 10

A darkly comedic biopic of a clever Welsh drug smuggler whose elaborate schemes and multiple identities made him both a criminal legend and a target of international intelligence agencies.

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mr. Nice scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Mr. Nice sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Mr. Nice easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Mr. Nice end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mr. Nice violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity64

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Surprise12

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Mr. Nice

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mr. Nice

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mr. Nice, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mr. Nice, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mr. Nice, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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