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I Spy

2002 · 97 min

A breezy, joke-filled buddy romp with flashy gadgets and mild action, easy to watch but instantly forgettable.

Directed by
Betty Thomas
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen
Tagline
Attitude meets espionage.
Overview
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful arms dealers.

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Directed by
Betty Thomas
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • friendship
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Betty Thomas
Written by
David Ronn, Jay Scherick, Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley
Starring
Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Gary Cole, Phill Lewis, Viv Leacock, Keith Dallas
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English, Hungarian, Russian

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