Bad Boys

1995 film directed by Michael Bay
Movie film Q460379
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Summary

Bad Boys is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,690 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Michael Bay[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jim Mulholland[4], Doug Richardson[5], George Gallo[6]
  • Composer: Mark Mancina[7]
  • Genre: thriller film[8], action film[9], buddy film[10], heist film[11], hood film[12], buddy cop film[13], comedy film[14]
  • Cast member: Martin Lawrence[15], Will Smith[16], Téa Leoni[17], Tchéky Karyo[18], Joe Pantoliano[19], Theresa Randle[20], Marg Helgenberger[21], Frank John Hughes[22], Anna Thomson[23], Julio Oscar Mechoso[24], Kevin Corrigan[25], Michael Imperioli[26], Nestor Serrano[27], Saverio Guerra[28]
  • Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer[29], Don Simpson[30]
  • Part of the series: Bad Boys[31]
  • Production company: Don Simpson[32], Jerry Bruckheimer Films[33]
  • Director of photography: Howard Atherton[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[35]
  • Soundtrack release: Bad Boys – Music from the Motion Picture[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 5.1/10[38], 43%[39], 41/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: April 7, 1995[43], June 2, 1995[44], June 1, 1995[45], 1995[46]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: Miami metropolitan area[49], Miami[50]
  • Official website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/badboys/[51]
  • Filming location: Miami[52], Florida[53]
  • Film editor: Christian Wagner[54]
  • Title: Bad Boys[55]
  • MPA film rating: R[56]
  • Different from: Bad Boys[57]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[58]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Bad Boys include it[59], a film series[60], directed by Michael Bay[61].

Why It Matters

Bad Boys has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for it include it[59], a film series[60], directed by Michael Bay[61].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imda rating → NC16
    Senscritique work id → 476671
    Rcq classification → 13+
    Blu-ray.com film id → 21251
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 112442
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  3. 8w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
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  4. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 9991
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  5. 12w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imfdb id → Bad_Boys
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  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 33591
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  7. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinema.de id → 1299760
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  8. 23w ago · Eiragorn · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinema.de id → 1299760
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  9. 24w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Mark Mancina
    Film editor → Christian Wagner
    Soundtrack release → Bad Boys – Music from the Motion Picture
    Part of series → —
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