The Spy Next Door

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  • Opened January 15, 2010 
  • 1 hr 32 min
  • PG | sequences of action violence and some mild rude humor

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+. More on child suitability

  • Bob Ho (Jackie Chan), an undercover operative for the CIA, decides to give up his career and marry his girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). However, before Bob can do that, he has one more mission to complete: gain the approval of Gillian's children. Bob volunteers to babysit 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. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jackie Chan, Amber Valletta, Madeline Carroll, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus, Will Shadley, Katherine Boecher
  • Director: Brian Levant
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

The plot may be forgettable, but the execution is frantic and funny. The Spy Next Door is a movie that will bring smiles to kids - and their grandparents. Read full review

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Most of The Spy Next Door is pretty tired stuff from "Pacifier"-style slapstick to comic relief delivered by, of all people, erstwhile country star Billy Ray Cyrus. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

The film’s so formulaic your 6-year-old will be ticking off the plot points as they lope by. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

This is “True Lies” without the striptease or the Arab-maiming. Read full review

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Jackie Chan as Bob Ho and Alina Foley as Nora in "The Spy Next Door."