Russell Crowe's 2016 buddy-cop comedy *The Nice Guys* has climbed into the top 10 most-watched titles on both Prime Video and Apple TV, despite lacking a dedicated streaming home in the US. The resurgence highlights a wider pattern of Crowe's older, critically acclaimed films finding renewed audiences long after their theatrical runs, even as his newer projects have struggled to make a similar impact this year.

Directed and written by Shane Black, *The Nice Guys* starred Crowe alongside Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice and Matt Bomer, and earned strong reviews but underwhelming box office takings of $71 million against a $50 million budget, partly due to competing with *Angry Birds* at the time. Fans have long called for a sequel. Crowe's fortunes have varied elsewhere in 2026: his passion project *Nuremberg* became one of Netflix's most-watched films after grossing over $70 million theatrically, he is currently filming Henry Cavill's *Highlander*, and he was notably excluded from *Gladiator II* by director Ridley Scott.