Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wise Guys easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Wise Guys end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wise Guys violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Wise Guys

Name: Wise Guys
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1986
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel, Ray Sharkey, Dan Hedaya

What kind of guys gamble with the boss's money, swipe a killer's Cadillac, and party on the mob's credit card?

Directed by Brian De Palma

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

198692 min5.4 / 10

A lighthearted buddy-comedy caper where two hapless mob errand boys flee their bosses and stumble through Atlantic City, driven by chemistry and comedic mishaps rather than genuine peril.

Harry Valentini and Moe Dickstein are both errand boys for the Mob. When they lose $250,000, they are set up to kill each other. But they run off to Atlantic City and comedy follows.

Clusters

Odd Couple Comedies Underdog Comedy Teams Silly Comedy Movies Organized Crime Movies Cars And Racing

Genres

Comedy Crime

Keywords

Gangster Mafia Horse Racing

Questions people ask

Is Wise Guys sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is Wise Guys easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does Wise Guys end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Wise Guys violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Wise Guys scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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.