Little Nicky

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Little Nicky

PG-13

2000

1h 30m

Comedy

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In a perfect world, he'd be happy to head-bang in his room all day to heavy metal music. But no, his mom is an angel, his old man is the devil, and like all good fathers, he insists that Nicky get involved in the family business. Nicky could think of 666 things he'd rather be doing than corrupting souls or spewing evil, but when his father's command over Hades is threatened by his bullying older brothers, it's up to unbalanced Nicky to restore the balance between Good and Evil on earth.

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Critics Consensus

Despite the presence of a large, talented cast, the jokes in Little Nicky are dumb, tasteless, and not that funny, and Adam Sandler's character is grating to watch.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/25/2010

3/5

This is no Wedding Singer.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

12/30/2006

3/5

If you can take Sandler for more than five minutes, this is his funniest film to date.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

06/19/2002

D

Has an enormous cast of stars, including Harvey Keitel as daddy devil. But even the stars couldn't brighten up this flick.

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Sean Axmaker

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08/19/2023

For all the high concept gags and elaborate digital magic there are no fall down funny laughs, but there’s a steady stream of amusing asides, nutty gags, crude humor, and lewd references, all tempered by [Sandler's] gawky goofball innocence.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

01/17/2010

0/4

Maybe Adam Sandler really has some familial connections with the Devil.

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

08/07/2008

1/5

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Dylan C

@Ash-nazg Feb 22

Incredible, truly incredible I love how they implemented Metal into this movie, Honestly, should have won an Oscar. Others might say its not funny but it really is hilarious! I've watched it 24 times and I still laugh! And Ozzy Osbourne was in it! Just Give it a shot!

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Kathleen H.

@Howekat19 Feb 1

I LOVE this movie, don't expect so much.....just sit back and laugh!!! I think it should have won an academy award!

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Dude A. M

@Dudamundo Dec 27

Ohh, my god. just utterly speechless as to how such a horrible excuse for a comedy can ever be made into a movie. Ugh!

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Jordan R

@TheBigDong Dec 5

Easily his best movie, all the gags and jokes are hilarious

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kelly b

@RT70112904 Nov 15

Masterpiece in comedy!! Cult classic today Anyone writing a bad review doesn’t understand. It’s a fun movie with great effects even for its time. The storyline flows very well and the cast is amazing. Especially with Ozzy Osbourne may he rest in peace all these bad reviews that are recent don’t listen to them. It’s a classic with many quotable scenes.

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Mania I.

@TheMania510 Nov 15

Upon a second viewing of this movie I found it to be quite entertaining. A very talented cast and competent direction make this a fun watch. The cameos are great. Is it perfect no. But it does want to be supposed to do and it does entertain. In some ways it may have been ahead of its time.

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Synopsis

In a perfect world, he'd be happy to head-bang in his room all day to heavy metal music. But no, his mom is an angel, his old man is the devil, and like all good fathers, he insists that Nicky get involved in the family business. Nicky could think of 666 things he'd rather be doing than corrupting souls or spewing evil, but when his father's command over Hades is threatened by his bullying older brothers, it's up to unbalanced Nicky to restore the balance between Good and Evil on earth.

Director: Steven Brill
Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions, New Line Cinema, RSC Media, Avery Pix
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Crude Sexual Humor|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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