Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Dash Mihok ... see more see more... , Larry Miller , Rockmond Dunbar , Shannyn Sossamon , Angela Lindvall , Judie Aronson , Nancy Fish , Vincent Laresca , Wiley M. Pickett , Josh Richman , Cole McKay , Joe Keyes , Brian Simpson , Harrison Young , Martha Hackett , Jake McKinnon , Tanja Reichert , Ben Bray , Chrissy Gilman , Stevie B , Kathy Lamkin , Saida Rodriguez-Pagan , Evan Parke , Lela Edgar , Indio Falconer Downey , Ariel Winter , Duane Carnahan , Bill McAdams Jr. , Stephanie Pearson , Brendan Fehily , David Newsome , Ali Hillis , Bobby Tuttle , Jake Eberle , Daniel Browning Smith , Teresa Herrera , Deanna Dozier , Joel Michaely , Joel Michaely Jr , Mary Castro

A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor.

Flixster Users

83% liked it

179,629 ratings

Critics

83% liked it

149 critics

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Shane Black

Release Date: October 21, 2005

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006

Stats: 11,835 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Junior RDJ as Harry Lockhart Michelle Monaghan Harry Lockhart MIchelle Monaghan Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Robert Downey Jr. Val Kilmer & Robert Downey Jr in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Harry Lockhart 8% chance Pink Hair Girl Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Upload a Photo | View All Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Photos

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (11,835)

  • phubbs1
    March 17, 2012
    phubbs1
    Unusual crime thriller comedy that, bottom line, is just your common who done it? but has the added bonus of the surprise double team of Kilmer and Downey Jr.

    Who would of thought that these two big names could play off each other so well with Kilmer actually being quite humorou... read mores as a gay private eye. Its all down to the writing of Shane Black of course, his quips and smart ass fast talk give both stars much material to work with and create this quite exciting banter which quick fires through the film.

    To be frank if the dialog wasn't there then the film would be nothing as nothing much really happens throughout, its all down to Downey's visual comedy and Kilmer's snappy camp put downs, there is hardly any action or anything noteworthy to speak of really.
  • Deano78
    March 11, 2012
    Deano78
    A very good black comedy with a great cast cast in the lead roles. The main leads all have great chemistry between them with their characters. This has plenty of funny moments as well as a good thriller plot with a few twists along the way. It will put a smile on your face.
  • fb1463751009
    March 8, 2012
    fb1463751009
    An incredibly weak script, quirky editing that feels tacky, and bizarre characters make this movie a bore.
  • groaningbitch
    December 11, 2011
    groaningbitch
    kiss kiss, bang bang is a postmodern homage to raymond chandler's hard-boiled fictions through the several-day sequences within the movie: trouble is my business, the simple art of murder, lady in the lake, and the little sister. each sequence is a parody of randler's novel, wril... read morey appropriated into the contemporary standard of spunky spice, heavier dosages of snickering cynicism. meanwhile the idea of chandler-esque hard-boiled detective is an americanized, proletariat(populist) kind of anti-sherlock-homles-elite type of hero (=american ordinary joe) who solves the cases with his flawed human endeavours instead of her overman wits. it's a style driven by psychological developments of our anti-hero protagonist...in other words, what distinguishes american hard-boiled from continental detective is its phallic swaggeries, which means philip marlowe or sam spade excels with the package of his supreme machismo = strength, bravery and grits.

    in a brief, classic hard-boiled is all about: 1. narrative: linear causation. 2. macho wisecracking detective who is not an elite. 3. the corrupted metropolitan: los angeles or new york.

    ok, my point of making efforts to introduce the framework of principles within this genre is to manifest the stark subversion of postmodernized "kiss kiss, bang bang," which overthrows those basic principles as los angeles is no longer what it used to be in the days of raymond chandler. kiss kiss, bang bang features a gay detective, and there're moments when val kilmer and robert downey jr. are compelled to kiss each other to escape the gangster or police surveillance. in one moment, robert downey's finger is accidentally chopped off by the leading woman. (symbolic castration)...thus, there's no phallic swaggery in the men here and it doesn't celebrate the magnitude of machismo as it did in the good old days. even at the last moment, robert's downey's retro-80s stunts of bravery feel like a mockery of manhood, and it's like saying "now you finally get it on, hard and firm(hm, a depiction of phallic state..ha) to save the day while being limp for the most of the show"...in one perspective of genders within postmodern detective fiction is the nullification of the overpower of straight white male by yielding the spotlight to the queer, the effeminated, the woman, any marginalized gender since the course of modernity is a cheer of masculine heroism, which is to be smeared in the realm of postmodernity. for example, the girl with the dragon tattoo.

    kiss kiss, bang bang does parodies on chandler's novels without following the menchanism of linear causation as the timing of its narrative is shattered while robert downey fails to deliver his story-telling in a neat, coherent way. but who says we don't love such fragmentation? kiss kiss, bang bang has a smashed-off narration which just resembles the nowaday los angeles, whose rots and tumults are catalyzed in a much much more accelerated pace, which cannot be emulated by the knack of nostalgia.
  • CreedsDelight
    November 21, 2011
    CreedsDelight
    Shane Black's "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" is a quintessential film for post-generation-X moviegoers. Reminiscent of Fincher's beloved "Fight Club" and other narration favorites of mine. Much of the charm comes from the well-acted performance from Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), who is i... read moren his prime as a thief masquerading as an actor. We also have an extremely "gay" performance from Val Kilmer, and we see the rise of a great actress, Michelle Monaghan (Eagle Eye, Source Code). Besides being a fantastic crime-drama, this also serves as quite the comedy! Brilliant direction from Shane Black, fun performances, an all-around good time.
  • garyX
    October 21, 2011
    garyX
    An aspiring actor relocates to L.A. to become embroiled in a murder conspiracy involving his high school sweetheart and a gay private eye. I'm a big fan of Film Noir so this pastiche from Shane Black was always going to be right up my alley and it didn't disappoint. It's perfectl... read morey cast, with Downey who had been in the wilderness for the previous few years reminding everyone why we liked him so much and he plays off Kilmer's dismissive hard-boiled pro detective brilliantly. The post-modern narration is also a master stroke and I even loved the title sequence. Towards the climax Black reverts to type and shrugs off the witty noir deconstruction to settle back into the usual 80s style macho excess that he made his name on but at least he plays the irony card and age has tempered his misogyny to some extent in that he created a female hero (albeit one who "****ed EVERYONE in school.") As a whole though, it's very funny, very stylish and hugely entertaining and certainly one of the best comic thrillers of recent years.
  • SajinPA
    September 25, 2011
    SajinPA
    Crime and comedy crash head on into each other in this absolutely entertaining screw-loose dark comedy.
  • RossCollinsUK
    November 27, 2010
    RossCollinsUK
    Black comedy that takes a while to get into its stride, delivers a few funny scenes, then struggles to close the story out in any interesting way. Robert Downey Jr is on good form, but this movie never really captivated me enough to be memorable.
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    September 27, 2010
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang written and directed by Shane Black, the screenwriter of Lethal Weapon is very original, well acted, and plotted action comedy film. A petty thief accidentally walks in on an audition as he flees the cops. Next thing the thief knows is that he's in L.A with th... read moree potential of being a film. Robert Downey Jr. plays the thief, and he must train for his role as a detective with the help of a real detective Gay Perry (played by Val Kilmer). Soon the two find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation. The bodies start to pile up as Harry Lockhart (Downey Jr.) and Gay Perry try to figure out whats going on. What follows is a series of mishaps and to make it worse, Lockhart tries to catch up with his old high school flame, Harmony ( Michelle Monaghan) who only ends up helping the two with the murder investigation. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a film that combines action and comedy very well. I found the film to be more action oriented, but with light doses of comedy, very much like the Lethal weapon films. The story is very entertaining and original, and Shane Black does a fine job at directing this film. The cast do a fine job, and Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer really are funny on screen as Kilmer's character can stand Downey Jr's character. This is a film for fans of action comedy and for those who enjoy these types of films, then this title is for you. This is one of the best Action Comedies that I've seen in a long time, and this is also the type of film that requires another viewing so that the viewer can truly enjoy it, and understand it. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but maybe for some people this is the type of film that needs to grow on some people before they can truly appreciate it. I loved it the first time around, but I know I'll enjoy it even more the second time around. Either way, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang will entertain you only for the single fact that it's story is unlike anything you've ever seen before. A very unique film and a pleasant surprise overall. I started watching this film with decent enough expectations, but I was just blown away at how messed up the story was, and for me it worked. A funny Action Comedy with one of the weirdest storylines to come out of the genre in quit some time.
  • Chiefilms
    September 16, 2010
    Chiefilms
    Very innovative, takes a few watches to get the plot down, but smooth and cool jazz.

    Update: Constantly getting lost watch this movie, it's like an American Layer Cake, great movie that I fall asleep to 90% of the time.

View All Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Reviews

Critic Reviews

Joe Morgenstern
December 17, 2011
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

[Robert Downey Jr. is] the quickest, sharpest, slyest and wryest comic actor on the screen. Full Review

J. R. Jones
November 27, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

[A] cheerful mess of a pulp-fiction parody, pumped full of laughs by Michelle Monaghan, Val Kilmer, and Robert Downey Jr. Full Review

Christy Lemire
November 27, 2007
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is as much fun as the title suggests, and packed with banter that rolls off the tongue just as easily. Full Review

Desson Thomson
November 11, 2005
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is the first movie since 1994's Pulp Fiction not just to understand movie violence as a pop cultural form ... but to play it like a virtuoso violinist. Full Review

Roger Moore
November 11, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Black has concocted a zany detective dramedy, a jokey, nocturnal Chinatown and an amazingly, amusingly verbose movie, all banter and hard-as-nails detective cliches. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
November 11, 2005
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Kiss Kiss may not smack of the truth or invite analysis, but in a warped way it gets the freaky job done. Full Review

Lisa Kennedy
November 11, 2005
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang is crass and crude, and loves every minute of it. Full Review

Terry Lawson
November 11, 2005
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

Kiss Kiss may be impossibly pleased with itself, but with good reason.

Tom Long
November 11, 2005
Tom Long, Detroit News

Fast, flashy and filled with gunplay, gumshoes and gangsters...

Steven Rea
November 10, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

While Downey's rumpled insouciance jibes with the movie's jaded, narcissistic tone, it's a hard tone to take for a hundred minutes or so.

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

Cast

More Like This

Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Get Shorty
    Get Shorty (92%)
  • The Long Kiss Goodnight
    The Long Kiss Goodnight (95%)
  • Mystery Team
    Mystery Team (96%)
  • The Last Boy Scout
    The Last Boy Scout (50%)

More Movies like Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Facts

Submit a Fact | View All
    • Gay Perry: You! Stop multiplying.
    • Gay Perry: Look up idiot in the dictionary and you know what you'll find?
    • Harry Lockhart: A... picture of my face?
    • Gay Perry: No! The definition of the word idiot which you fucking are!
    • Gay Perry: Okay, first things first. We gotta move [the corpse] somewhere. You got gloves?
    • Harry Lockhart: Excuse me?
    • Gay Perry: Gloves. Do you have gloves? You have to move her. If it's a frame-up, some asshole's calling the cops on you. Do this: wrap up the body in a blanket, a sheet, anything.
    • Harry Lockhart: Okay uh, any particular kind of gloves?
    • Gay Perry: Yes, fawn. Will you fucking hurry?
    • Gay Perry: And to all you good people in the midwest, we're sorry we said f**k so much.
    • Gay Perry: Go, sleep badly. Any questions, hesitate to call.
    • B-Movie Actress: So what do you do for a living?
    • Harry Lockhart: Uh, I'm retired. I invented dice when I was a kid. How about you do?
Submit a Fact | View All

Kiss Kiss, Bang B... : Watch Free on TV

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Trivia

  • In what film do Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jnr kiss?  Answer »
  • Which actor played a character called "Gay Perry" in the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?  Answer »
  • Name the actor that played in the following movie?? Kiss Kiss Bang Bang The Ghost and The Darkness The Doors The Saint  Answer »
  • Why does Harry lose a finger in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"?  Answer »
More Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Trivia

Movie Quizzes

Create a Quiz |

All Quizzes

Video Clips

Upload a Video |

All Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Videos

Meet Other Fans

Add Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang to favorites

Recent News

Submit a Story |

View Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang News

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

Sumanarara Skin by Sumanarara
138 Profiles
Add to Profile

More Skins