As it does at the start of each month, Netflix has added a bunch of movies to its streaming library today, February 1. There are plenty of intriguing titles to choose from, but the one that sticks out to me right away is The Nice Guys, the 2016 crime comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe that was critically lauded but flopped at the box office. But in the time since its release it has become a cult favorite and people are widely starting to view it as an underrated classic.
Directed by Shane Black, who also co-wrote the script with Anthony Bagarozzi, The Nice Guys follows two private investigators (Gosling and Crowe) in 1970s Los Angeles as they attempt to solve a pair of cases about a missing girl and a murdered porn star. Connecting them is a conspiracy that could impact the entire city.
