"Are you ready for a Good Time?"

2017

1h 42m

7.2(3256 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Pattinson

Connie Nikas

Benny Safdie

Nick Nikas

Buddy Duress

Ray

Taliah Webster

Crystal

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Corey Ellman

Barkhad Abdi

Dash the Park Security Guard

Necro

Caliph

Peter Verby

Peter the Psychiatrist

Saida Mansoor

Agapia Nikas

Gladys Mathon

Annie

Creative team

Directed by: Benny Safdie
Josh Safdie
Written by: Ronald Bronstein
Josh Safdie
Produced by: Oscar Boyson
Sebastian Bear-McClard

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