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Play trailer 2:30 Poster for Spy R 2015 2h 10m Comedy Action Crime Drama Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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94% Tomatometer 261 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
Despite having solid field training, CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has spent her entire career as a desk jockey, working hand-in-hand with dashing agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). Using high-tech equipment and a hidden earpiece, Susan is the guardian angel who helps Bradley avoid danger. However, when Bradley is assassinated by Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), Susan wrangles her way into her first undercover assignment to help capture Boyanov and avenge Bradley.
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Critics Consensus

Simultaneously broad and progressive, Spy offers further proof that Melissa McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig bring out the best in one another -- and delivers scores of belly laughs along the way.

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Rebecca Olson Bitch Media 01/28/2021
Spy is a smart and uplifting film - one that's finally worthy of Melissa McCarthy's comedic genius. Go to Full Review
Max Weiss Baltimore Magazine 06/10/2016
3/4
Spy is many things: A clever spoof. A chance for Melissa McCarthy and her co-stars to strut their comedic chops. An international romp. It's also a pretty darn engaging spy film. It's about a woman leaning in and finding her inner Bond. Go to Full Review
Jason Bailey Flavorwire 05/28/2016
At its core, this action-packed, globe-trotting, gender-switched Bond spoof is about lookism. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut Jun 7
4/5
It’s hilarious in the loosest, most playful way possible, like the whole cast were working behind the camera and taking their time off in front of it. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 31
2/5
"Spy" feels like one of those movies that is funny the first time and lasts for that one dose, but won't be something you'll revisit and likely something you'll regret you really liked five or ten years down the road. Go to Full Review
Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine 01/23/2023
By those very meager standards, Spy will just about do the job: it looks like someone’s in control, it’s not gratuitously offensive towards the marginalized, it has the guts to get violent and get an unexpected laugh via a jolt... Go to Full Review
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Umbra S @RT30386914 4d I am surprised to see this movie on an essential comedy movie list... The jokes were corny and forced most of the time. Nearly every joke is a terrible character insult about someone's appearance or intelligence. There were so many double crosses I don't know how any character could possibly trust anyone on screen at anytime. Looking at other peoples reviews saying this is smart has me questioning if we watched even remotely the same movie. One could say "Its a spoof movie so all the double crosses are there on purpose to highlight that action spy movies always have obvious double crosses." When it happens ever 5 minutes the joke loses its humor. I dont believe any of the characters, they are all to dumb. See more KarthiK P. @madkarthi 4d ​It is all about fun and fun. I mean I enjoyed each and every second while watching it. Whenever Jason Statham appeared on screen I literally laughed so hard. I don't even know how I laughed so hard. He is fantastic. Those absurd dialogues he says make me laugh so much. At the end when he appears and gets his jacket stuck in the door like that. That is just amazing. I laughed out loud. The end of the movie is also so much crazy. Not only him. Melissa McCarthy is just amazing. She holds the entire movie with her amazing acting. Miranda it is also great. That guy who plays the Sergio De Luca character is funny. Everything is just amazing. I would love to rewatch this film again. It is so much fun and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love that Skyfall type poster style and all the James Bond type parody stuff. Everything is just amazing. See more Michael C @Coxmjc23 May 17 One of my all time favorites!!! See more J N. @lambdalambdaboy May 15 One of those movies that keeps you entertained and laughing throughout. Great cast that plays well together. Really surprised there hasn’t been a sequel. See more Esra Y @RT95409318 May 15 One of my favorite Hollywood comedies. Melissa is such a powerhouse in comedy and ensemble accompanies her is truly fantastic. Especially Bryne & Statham. Cast's chemistry is one of a kind. See more Darin S @RT34289594 Apr 16 Shockingly way better than I was expecting it to be. I'm already a McCarthy and Statham fan, but literally every scene in this movie is either funny or exciting to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Despite having solid field training, CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has spent her entire career as a desk jockey, working hand-in-hand with dashing agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). Using high-tech equipment and a hidden earpiece, Susan is the guardian angel who helps Bradley avoid danger. However, when Bradley is assassinated by Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), Susan wrangles her way into her first undercover assignment to help capture Boyanov and avenge Bradley.
Director
Paul Feig
Producer
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Jessie Henderson
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Greenery Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, Feigco Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Brief Graphic Nudity|Some Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Comedy, Action, Crime, Drama, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2015
Runtime
2h 10m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos