I Spy

2002, Comedy/Action, 1h 36m

134 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Insipid and mirthless, I-Spy bares little resemblance to the TV series that inspired it. Read critic reviews

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I Spy Videos

I Spy: Official Clip - Car Hopping

I Spy: Official Clip - Man of Action

I Spy: Official Clip - Accidental Avalanche

I Spy: Official Clip - Pseudo-Double Agent

I Spy: Official Clip - Let's Go To My Room

I Spy: Official Clip - Sexual Healing

I Spy: Official Clip - Double Vision

I Spy: Official Clip - We're Twins

I Spy: Official Clip - Trolley Chase

I Spy: Official Clip - This is a Sock

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I Spy Photos

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Movie Info

When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott (Owen Wilson), is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful arms dealers.

Rating:

PG-13 (Language|Action/Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre:

Comedy, Action
Original Language:

English
Director:

Betty Thomas
Producer:

Betty Thomas, Jenno Topping, Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna
Writer:

Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Jay Scherick, David Ronn, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, David Friedkin, Morton S. Fine
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 1, 2002 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 4, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA):

$33.1M
Runtime:

1h 36m
Distributor:

Columbia Pictures
Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Eddie Murphy
Kelly Robinson

Owen Wilson
Alex Scott

Famke Janssen
Rachel Wright

Malcolm McDowell
Arnold Gundars

Gary Cole
Carlos

Phill Lewis
Jerry

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Critic Reviews for I Spy

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Audience Reviews for I Spy

Sep 19, 2019

Funny at times, but considering the talent and the concept, this should have been better. Eddie Murphy continues a streak, that has been dominated by misses and shows his eagerness to take on sub par roles. Owen Wilson was attempting to launch his role status and this appeared like a slam dunk on paper, but throwing together talent doesn't result in box office glory. Odd filmmaker choice for the concept and a poorly developed plot, result in a par film, that underdelivers. 15/09/2019

Brendan N Super Reviewer
Oct 29, 2015

Another cheap American spy comedy that's not funny, Has poor action scenes and a plot that's been done before too many times, Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson do well working off each other but it's only Eddie that makes this film just about watchable.

Jamie C Super Reviewer
Nov 07, 2011

Eddie Murphy delivers the performance that we have all grown to love him for, with smart talking and ranting throughout the entire film. Though I have had very little contact with the series that this film was based on, alone, this film stands strong as an outrageous buddy comedy.

Christopher H Super Reviewer
Jun 20, 2011

More another worthless picture by Betty Thomas and Eddie Murphy.

Lucas M Super Reviewer

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