Back in Action

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Back in Action

PG-13

2025

1h 54m

Action

Comedy

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Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed.

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Critics Consensus

It's good to have Diaz and Foxx back, but they deserve a warmer welcome than this rote action-comedy.

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Ben Travis

Empire Magazine

A solid action-comedy that proves just how much we’ve missed Cameron Diaz in the last ten years. Next time don’t leave it so long, eh?

Rated: 3/5

Feb 4, 2025

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Back in Action epitomises the Netflix category of “casual viewing”, ie stuff you can have on in the background while you’re washing up.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 4, 2025

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx team up for an action-comedy designed meticulously for Gen X

Jan 30, 2025

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

Doesn't blow the lid off the genre like ['Spy Kids'] did nearly a quarter century ago, but it does offer two hours of good-natured laughter and entertaining-enough intrigue.

May 14, 2025

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Seth Gordon's latest attempt at high profile frivolity falls short of the meager promise in its generic title with this boring misfire cobbling together recycled elements of black action choreography and hokey comedy.

Rated: 1.5/5

Mar 20, 2025

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Lisa Johnson Mandell

AtHomeInHollywood.com

Regardless of the fact that this Netflix action comedy isn’t the most original movie you’ve ever seen, Back in Action throws an amusing curve or two, and the clever teaming of Cameron Diaz with Jamie Foxx is fun and refreshing.

Feb 17, 2025

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Corey J

Perhaps not the most original movie but Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx had some good chemistry and had their characters had enough of a solid motivation to make sense of what happened. Formulaic, yes, but totally fine for an enjoyable night streaming a movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/06/25

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Tina P.

It was cute but everything was predictable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Septi P

Absolute must watch 11/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Audience Member

One of the most frustrating action movies I've seen. Good cast at least.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Zach W.

Without fail, Netflix always seems to release some of its worst straight-to-streaming films in January. Lucky for me, Back in Action is the first 2025 release I have seen (sarcasm). As expected, Back in Action delivers a forgettable action-comedy with an uncreative plot and complete misuse of its talented cast. With Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx playing two spies that fall in love and start a family until conflict draws them back to espionage, Back in Action feels like a poorly regurgitated mix of past action films with an abundance of overused clichés. Overall, Back in Action is soulless and not even the comedy can salvage this film from mediocrity. It amazes me that Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, and Andrew Scott are willing to take this job, but I can imagine Netflix throwing a large bag at each one of them. Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have decent chemistry, but the script for Back in Action is disgustingly cringey.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/26/25

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C B.

Fun and easy watch. Foxx and Diaz have great chemistry, the casting for their kids was great and perfect stream movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Synopsis

Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed.

Director: Seth Gordon
Producer: Beau Bauman, Peter Chernin, Seth Gordon, Sharla Sumpter Bridge, Jenno Topping
Screenwriter: Seth Gordon, Brendan O'Brien
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Good One Productions, Chernin Entertainment, Exhibit A, Marzano Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Brief Teen Partying|Action|Some Suggestive References|Strong Language)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2025
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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