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My Spy

2020 · 99 min

A light, playful spy caper where a tough guy softens through an unlikely friendship with a kid, mixing giggles with mild action.

Directed by: Peter Segal
Genres: Family, Action, Comedy
Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley

Tagline: Almost totally in control.
Overview: A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

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Directed by: Peter Segal
Genres: Family, Action, Comedy
Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
family
identity
friendship
healing
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: family, action, comedy
Directed by: Peter Segal
Written by: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Kristen Schaal, Greg Bryk, Ken Jeong, Nicola Correia Damude, Devere Rogers
Music: Dominic Lewis
Cinematography: Larry Blanford
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America, Canada
Languages: French, English

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