Good Time
Movie, 2017, The 2010s, Set in One night in Queens
Good Time is #12 of 37 in release order and #12 of 37 in chronological order in the A24.
The story
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.
Good Time recap
Good Time (2017) follows Connie Nikas, a small-time Queens crook racing through one night to get his brother out of jail after a botched bank robbery. Josh and Benny Safdie direct, from a script by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. Constantine "Connie" Nikas (Robert Pattinson) pulls his developmentally disabled brother Nick (Benny Safdie) out of a therapy session to rob a bank with him; a dye pack explodes, Nick panics and is caught and sent to Rikers. Connie tries to raise bail through his older girlfriend Corey Ellman (Jennifer Jason Leigh), but her mother's card is cancelled. Hearing Nick was hurt in a jail fight, Connie sneaks a bandaged patient out of the hospital and hides in a stranger's home with her 16-year-old granddaughter Crystal (Taliah Webster), only to find he has freed the wrong man: Ray (Buddy Duress), a parolee who left a bottle of LSD and cash hidden at Adventureland. The film stands alone.
Good Time ending explained
Good Time ends with Connie arrested and Nick back in therapy. At Adventureland, Connie beats the security guard Dash (Barkhad Abdi), dons his uniform and gets the police to arrest Dash and Crystal instead. Holed up in Dash's apartment, Connie and Ray try to sell the acid back to Ray's dealer, fight, and are caught when police arrive; Ray falls to his death trying to climb out a window. Later, Nick is placed in a group program for disabled adults, and the psychiatrist tells him he will have a good time. Nick slowly joins the activity as the credits begin.
Post-credits scenes
No. Good Time has no mid- or post-credits scene; the credits run over the song The Pure and the Damned, by Oneohtrix Point Never with Iggy Pop.
Where to watch Good Time
Good Time isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Florida Project, before Lady Bird.
- Chronological order: after The Florida Project, before Lady Bird.
Cast
- Robert Pattinson as Connie Nikas
- Benny Safdie as Nick Nikas
- Buddy Duress as Ray
- Taliah Webster as Crystal
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Corey Ellman
- Barkhad Abdi as Dash the Park Security Guard
- Necro as Caliph
- Peter Verby as Peter the Psychiatrist
- Saida Mansoor as Agapia Nikas
- Gladys Mathon as Annie
- Rose Gregorio as Loren Ellman
- Eric Paykert as Eric the Bail Bondsman
Directed by Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie.