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Summary
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 66GoodWatch 64
Tomatometer65%
Metascore60
Audience score71%
IMDb6.6
User score6.4
Letterboxd · 185 K ratings3.1/5
Box office
5.3×its budget
- Budget
- $43 M
- Worldwide
- $230 M
Worldwide it earned $187 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 57 min
A typical length for action movies, +9 min on the typical 108
typical 108117Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+116Released
2013
June 27, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishBulgarianMade in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 40 more57 people
- Sandra BullockAshburn
- Melissa McCarthyMullins
- Demián BichirHale
- Marlon WayansLevy
- Michael RapaportJason Mullins
- Jane CurtinMrs. Mullins
- Spoken ReasonsRojas
- Dan BakkedahlCraig
Taran KillamAdam
Michael McDonaldJulian
Thomas F. WilsonCaptain Woods- PWPeter WeireterSWAT Team Leader
John Ross BowieNY Agent
William XifarasTough Guy #1
Cary 'Big Shug' GuyTough Guy #2- EDErica DerricksonProstitute
Tony HaleThe John- DHDeirdre HorganPolice Dispatch (voice)
William Ambrose KennedyDesk Sergeant- TVTony V.Precinct Officer
Amanda Good HennesseyWoman with Kid
Patty RossDrunk Woman
Kaitlin OlsonTatiana
Ellen Becker GrayTatiana's Mother
Directing · 5
- Paul Feig Director, Executive Producer
- Jeffrey Lee Gibson Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Deirdre Horgan Script Supervisor
- Matt Rebenkoff First Assistant Director
- Paul Schneider Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Katie Dippold Writer
Production · 6
- Dylan Clark Executive Producer
- Michele Imperato Stabile Executive Producer
- Jenno Topping Producer
- Peter Chernin Producer
- Allison Jones Casting
- Jessie Henderson Co-Producer
Camera · 4
- Robert D. Yeoman Director of Photography
- William M. Weberg Key Grip
- Mark Killian Second Assistant Camera
- Steve Koster Aerial Director of Photography
Editing · 4
- Brent White Editor
- Jay Deuby Editor
- Michael Hatzer Digital Colorist
- Christine Dougherty Digital Intermediate Producer
Sound · 2
- Michael Andrews Original Music Composer
- Randall Poster Music Supervisor
Art · 4
- Jefferson Sage Production Design
- Richard Fojo Art Direction
- Kyra Friedman Curcio Set Decoration
- Lauren Ashly Suchecki Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Catherine Marie Thomas Costume Designer
- Brenda McNally Key Hair Stylist
- Trish Seeney Makeup Department Head
- Jennifer Traub Makeup Artist
- Pamela S. Westmore Makeup Artist
- Rebecca Woodfork-Ziegler Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Glenn Allen Visual Effects Supervisor
- Eran Dinur Visual Effects Supervisor
- Scott Dougherty Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- John Vecchio Gaffer
Other crew · 26
- Jay Hieron Stunts
- Chazz Menendez Stunts
- Bobby Beckles Stunts
- Chris Cenatiempo Stunts
- Paul Marini Utility Stunts
- Robert Lee Harvey Stunts
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