The Bad Guys Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

It's good to be bad.

Dec. 10, 2022

The Bad Guys

Release Date: Friday, April 22, 2022 Nationwide

Lilly Singh, Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Craig Robinson, Patrick Hughes, Damon Ross, Alex Borstein, Pierre Perifel, Etan Cohen, Jeff Berg, Aaron Blabely, Zazie Beetz, Anthony Ramos, Marc Maron, Rebecca Huntley

The story of baddies - Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula.

PG Family 1 hr, 40 m

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The story of baddies - Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula.

Plot

What's the story about?

Never have there been five friends as infamous as The Bad Guys—dashing pickpocket Mr. Wolf, seen-it-all safecracker Mr. Snake, chill master-of-disguise Mr. Shark, short-fused “muscle” Mr. Piranha and sharp-tongued expert hacker Ms. Tarantula, aka “Webs.” But when, after years of countless heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, the gang is finally caught, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal (that he has no intention of keeping) to save them all from prison: The Bad Guys will go good. Under the tutelage of their mentor Professor Marmalade, an arrogant (but adorable!) guinea pig, The Bad Guys set out to fool the world that they’ve been transformed. Along the way, though, Mr. Wolf begins to suspect that doing good for real may give him what he’s always secretly longed for: acceptance. So when a new villain threatens the city, can Mr. Wolf persuade the rest of the gang to become … The Good Guys?

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Bad Guys.

Sam Rockwell
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Awkwafina
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Anthony Ramos
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Marc Maron
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Zazie Beetz
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Lilly Singh
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Alex Borstein
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Richard Ayoade
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Crew Behind the Film

The The Bad Guys behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Etan Cohen last wrote Rumble and Holmes & Watson.

Director: Pierre Perifel
Screenwriter: Etan Cohen
Producers: Rebecca Huntley
Damon Ross

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: DreamWorks Animation

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for action and rude humor
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: It's good to be bad.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official The Bad Guys movie trailers and clips.

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The Bad Guys Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Bad Guys movie production.

Key Facts

The Bad Guys is directed by Pierre Perifel (animator, the Kung Fu Panda films), making his feature-directing debut. The film is produced by Damon Ross (development executive Trolls, The Boss Baby, co-producer Nacho Libre) and Rebecca Huntley (associate producer, The Boss Baby). The executive producers are Aaron Blabey, Etan Cohen and Patrick Hughes (12/18/2021).
Based on the bestselling Scholastic blockbuster book series by Aaron Blabey, which has more than 8.2 million copies in print worldwide (3/17/2021).
This is the feature directorial debut of Pierre Pierfel, who directed the award-winning short Bilby and was an animator on Kung Fu Panda (10/15/19).
Adaption of the illustrated cartoon book series by author Aaron Blabely.

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