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Back in Action

2025 · 114 min

A breezy, joke-filled spy caper that keeps things light and fast, with family banter and globe-trotting chases.

Tagline
They're living their best lies.
Overview
Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Seth Gordon
Written by
Brendan O'Brien, Seth Gordon
Starring
Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson, Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Andrew Scott
Music
Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography
Ken Seng
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Polish

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