Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Movie · 2026 · Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime · 1h 47m · R · English

Curator score: 3.0/10 (60.1K ratings)

A time-traveling, double-crossing, ass-kicking comedy.

Overview

Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

Ratings

Director

BenDavid Grabinski

Production

20th Century Studios, Mad Chance

Cast

James Marsden, Vince Vaughn, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro, Stephen Root, Lewis Tan, Dolph Lundgren, Ben Schwartz, Arturo Castro, Emily Hampshire, Paul Cheng, Maxime Savaria, Sara Alicia Garcia, Mackenzee Cullen, Kaitlyn Bacon, Stanlee Arches, Tristan Carlucci, David Tomlinson, Dylan Playfair

Where to watch

Hulu

Curator Review

Verdict

A slick, star-driven crime-comedy with a time-travel hook and a strong sense of playful, self-aware genre mashup. The appeal seems to come less from airtight plotting than from chemistry, needle drops, and a few unexpectedly emotional turns; it looks like a movie for people who enjoy messy, specific, cultish entertainment more than polished high-concept sci-fi.

Best for

  • fans of offbeat crime comedies
  • viewers who like time-travel used for character therapy rather than hard sci-fi
  • people who enjoy star personas being deconstructed
  • audiences who respond to loud, specific needle drops and cult-movie energy

Skip if

  • you want rigorous time-travel logic
  • you dislike shaggy, talky gangster stories
  • you prefer clean tonal control over chaos
  • you’re not in the mood for a movie that leans heavily on its cast’s charisma

Overview

This looks like a knowingly oddball crime caper that uses time travel as a pressure valve for character conflict. The premise is simple enough to sell in one sentence, but the real hook seems to be the way it turns a dangerous night into a series of personality tests, with the sci-fi element functioning more as a comic and emotional amplifier than as a puzzle box.

Worth noting

The strongest signals here are tonal: people are responding to the movie’s specific jokes, aggressive needle drops, and the pleasure of watching familiar star types get pushed into stranger, scrappier territory. It sounds like the kind of film that can feel a little loose or uneven, but also alive in a way more polished studio genre films often aren’t.

Bottom line

If you like crime stories with a cult-movie pulse, this should be worth a look. If you need airtight plotting or a more disciplined emotional arc, the charm may not fully outweigh the messiness.

Top Letterboxd reviews

Dave Horwitz (4★) · 2031 likes

UR IN DANGER GIRL!!!!!!

David Sims (3.5★) · 1159 likes

ok but Jess IS the best Rory boyfriend

Patrick Willems · 1068 likes

Yes I am friends with the writer/director yes I am biased no I don't care because I'm not being paid for this review. Often felt like BenDavid made this movie specifically for me. There's an action scene set to Andrew WK (something I've been waiting forever to see). There's a scene involving one of my favorite songs ever that turns into one of the more moving moments I've seen in a movie this year. It has Jimmy Tatro onscreen doing… more Yes I am friends with the writer/director yes I am biased no I don't care because I'm not being paid for this review. Often felt like BenDavid made this movie specifically for me. There's an action scene set to Andrew WK (something I've been waiting forever to see). There's a scene involving one of my favorite songs ever that turns into one of the more moving moments I've seen in a movie this year. It has Jimmy Tatro onscreen doing… more

Joe A (3.5★) · 957 likes

As a major Oliver & Company fan, that opening needle drop was like activating a sleeper agent within me.

Kit Lazer (3★) · 660 likes

Obsessed with the Gilmore Girls love but if I ever walk into a strip club and they’re bumping Dave Matthews I’m out of there immediately.

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Topics

crime comedy, time travel, buddy dynamic, gangsters, romantic triangle, needle drops, cult film, action-comedy, self-aware, late-night chaos

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