The Spy Next Door

PG

Released Jan 15, 2010

1 hr. 32 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Action

List

12%

92 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Critics Consensus

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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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

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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

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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

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Cyrus K

Sometimes looks are not deceiving.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/23

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Thomas

This was pretty bad. I feel like the script was fine but the acting was really bad and the score was heavy-handed and distracting.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/22

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James L

good fun. just enjoy it for what it is, mindless fun

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/22

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Brian Levant

Director

Jackie Chan

Bob Ho

Amber Valletta

Gillian

George Lopez

Glaze

Billy Ray Cyrus

Colton James

Madeline Carroll

Farren

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Hank Sartin

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Rated: 1/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Joshua Rothkopf

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Rated: 1/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C-

Sep 7, 2011

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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

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

...it could have been worse. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 25, 2022

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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

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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
Executive Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Ira Shuman, Solon So
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

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