A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Directed by Shane Black
detective
loser
thief
crush
whodunit
los angeles, california
series of murders
hoodlum
female corpse
neo-noir
christmas
Rank
#27 in 2005·#2221 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
Robert Downey Jr.
Harry Lockhart
Val Kilmer
Gay Perry
Michelle Monaghan
Harmony Faith Lane
Corbin Bernsen
Harlan Dexter
Dash Mihok
Mr. Frying Pan
Larry Miller
Dabney Shaw
Rockmond Dunbar
Mr. Fire
Shannyn Sossamon
Pink Hair Girl
Angela Lindvall
Flicka
Ariel Winter
Harmony Age 7
Josh Richman
Rickie
Martha Hackett
Pistol Woman
Crew
Shane Black
Director
Shane Black
Screenplay
John Ottman
Original Music Composer
Michael Barrett
Director of Photography
Joel Silver
Producer
Susan Downey
Executive Producer
Steve Richards
Executive Producer
Brett Halliday
Novel
Shane Black
Screenstory
Kurt Bryant
Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Borden
Stunts
Garrett Warren
Stunts
Popular Reviews
971 reviews
vi
9.0★ · 12/19/17
i'm retired, i invented dice when i was a kid
i'm retired, i invented dice when i was a kid
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Robbie
10.0★ · 03/26/26
halfway through watching this i was thinking "wow this reminds me so much of the film the nice guys" only to realise this film was infact directed by the same man, that's probably why i loved this film so much
also gay val kilmer i love u
halfway through watching this i was thinking "wow this reminds me so much of the film the nice guys" only to realise this film was infact directed by the same man, that's probably why i loved this film so much
also gay val kilmer i love u
1
Robbie
10.0★ · 03/26/26
halfway through watching this i was thinking "wow this reminds me so much of the film the nice guys" only to realise this film was infact directed by the same man, that's probably why i loved this film so much
also gay val kilmer i love u
halfway through watching this i was thinking "wow this reminds me so much of the film the nice guys" only to realise this film was infact directed by the same man, that's probably why i loved this film so much
also gay val kilmer i love u
1
Evan
8.0★ · 05/07/26
Kiss kiss Bang Bang is in my opinion Shane blacks best film, I think it does everything the other guys did but better. For once I actually enjoyed this kind of narration. Rdj is great same with val.
Kiss kiss Bang Bang is in my opinion Shane blacks best film, I think it does everything the other guys did but better. For once I actually enjoyed this kind of narration. Rdj is great same with val.
Stanley Scorcesee
8.0★ · 04/28/26
This movie is so random, but it was funny form point to point overall nice movie, definitely not a family watch
This movie is so random, but it was funny form point to point overall nice movie, definitely not a family watch
