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

02/04/2025

3/5

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?

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

02/04/2025

1/5

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

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

01/30/2025

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

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Jan 2

71/100

A pretty typical popcorn time waster. Not a bad way to start 2025.

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

Jul 17

3/5

It's not a memorable film, due to its rather classic and formulaic structure, with some predictable moments. But it manages to entertain the viewer with a well-known and charismatic cast, good action scenes, and well-aimed jokes. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Rachel Ho

Exclaim!

May 14

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.

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LINDSAY B

@mrclshppn Feb 16

In this world where racists and MAGA people speakly loudly and aggressively against any film that shows cooperation between the races. The film Back in Action is fantastic. Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have great chemistry between them and the plot is fast actioned and believable. My kids would respond like their kids in the movie, making this original. It was a good movie and left me wanting to see the follow-up, with a father introduced. The kids roles were predicable and yet endearing. Great movie, would love to see more, Glenn Close could even have a new boy toy in the next one.

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Noah H.

@Noah85 Feb 7

A lot better than I thought! I think Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz had solid chemistry in this and man, the action was FUN as hell. I didn’t really care about the kids of their characters in this movie, though. Yeah, it may not be an action masterpiece, but we all need a little fluff sometimes, people. LIGHTEN UP. Anyway, I would say it’s a fun time. Good action movie.

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Logan G.

@SequelsArentAlwaysBad12 Jan 29

Back in Action has good action, funny moments, and is an easy watch movie.

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Nikki K

@NikkiKoyl Jan 26

Very entertaining.. hoping another comes so we find out about chuck.

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Tyler L

@Cannons29 Jan 23

Perfect movie night film.

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Liam D

@Mediawatcher2003 Jan 11

Cameron Diaz’s return to acting proves that she hasn’t missed a beat since 2014, she and Jamie Fox have solid chemistry but they are stuck in an generic Netflix action comedy which at this point should be a new term for cinematic white noise

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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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