Good Time (film)

Good Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJosh Safdie
Benny Safdie
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySean Price Williams
Edited by
  • Ronald Bronstein
  • Benny Safdie
Music byOneohtrix Point Never
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • May 25, 2017 (2017-05-25) (Cannes)
  • August 11, 2017 (2017-08-11) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[2]
Box office$4.1 million[3]

Good Time is a 2017 American crime-thriller film[4] directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. It stars Robert Pattinson as a small-time criminal who tries to free his developmentally disabled brother, played by Benny Safdie, from police custody, while attempting to avoid his own arrest; Buddy Duress, Taliah Lennice Webster, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Barkhad Abdi co-star. Electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never composed the film's score.

Good Time was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. The film was released by A24 on August 11 that same year. It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise for Pattinson's performance, the direction, the story, and the music.

  1. ^ "Good Time". British Board of Film Classification. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Sean Fennessey (December 26, 2019). "The Genius of 'Uncut Gems.' Plus: the Safdie Brothers!". The Big Picture (Podcast). The Ringer. Event occurs at 49:12. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Good Time(2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Good Time". a24films.com.

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