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The Spy Next Door

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Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), an undercover operative for the CIA, decides to give up his career and marry his girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). First however, he has one more mission to complete: Gain the approval of Gillian's children. Bob volunteers to baby-sit when Gillian is called away, but the operation hits a snag when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula, and a Russian terrorist takes aim at Bob's prospective family.
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Lacking a script funny enough to cover up for Jackie Chan's fading physical gifts, The Spy Next Door fails on every conceivable level.

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Hank Sartin Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: C- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a mostly tiresome endeavor that fares especially poorly within its generic and sluggish first half... Rated: 2/4 Mar 31, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) ...it could have been worse. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 25, 2022 Full Review John Gholson Cinematical If the lazy filmmakers don't care enough about their movie to offer at least one single original idea, then you shouldn't care enough to go see it. Feb 10, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraca, o filme tem cenas fracas, a história é ruim, o elenco é bacana, mas só o jackie chan ajudou a melhorar o filme, os personagens são ruins e pioram o filme, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Laura L Great comedy with lots of action! The story is about a former CIA agent (Jackie Chan) who watches the three kids of his neighbor with whom he has a relationship. Accidentally, the son downloads a file that is wanted by some terrorists, and from here, there is lots of tension, funny situations and dialog, and a happy end. It's a movie for all ages, for the entire family. Enjoy it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/25 Full Review William B I think for its time and for a children's movie, this was pretty fun. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review M R Despite being very formulaic, I believe this could have been a crowd pleaser under different circumstances. I'm surprised it wasn't a hit film. I though Jackie Chan was great and believable in his role. I'd prefer a universe where the USA and China are working together in harmony. It's a fine movie, but maybe because it's caught in between a spy flick and family film that people are thrown off? I don't know, but it was pretty decent overall. What were people expecting, Orwell or something? 79/100 C+ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/23 Full Review Brandon A Certainly not Jackie Chan's best work, but he still managed to carry this movie from being bad. The acting is not great, the story is in some ways ridiculous, but overall the movie is okay, there are certainly some fun action scenes and it's a movie that I do see kids liking, maybe even some adults but it's certainly not gonna please everyone. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Jay B Great feel good movie for the whole family. Similar touches as project A. Jackie chan is a legend of his own. Wide variety of cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Brian Levant

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Jackie Chan

Bob Ho

Amber Valletta

Gillian

George Lopez

Glaze

Billy Ray Cyrus

Colton James

Madeline Carroll

Farren

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Synopsis Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), an undercover operative for the CIA, decides to give up his career and marry his girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). First however, he has one more mission to complete: Gain the approval of Gillian's children. Bob volunteers to baby-sit when Gillian is called away, but the operation hits a snag when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula, and a Russian terrorist takes aim at Bob's prospective family.
Director
Brian Levant
Producer
Robert Simonds
Screenwriter
Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer, Gregory Poirier
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Relativity, Robert Simonds Productions
Rating
PG (Sequences of Action Violence|Mild Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 15, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$24.3M
Runtime
1h 32m