The Spy Next Door fingerprintHigh energy, funny.
Fast-paced and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Spy Next Door is fast-paced and thrilling.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's wholesome and hopeful. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Family
Its world is built around family.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Part spy. Part babysitter. All hero.
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The Spy Next Door is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Angel Studios, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 38/100 (IMDb 5.5 and Metacritic 27). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 34 min
The Spy Next Door runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Spy Next Door higher (45) than critics (27). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $28 million to make and earned $66 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Spy Next Door in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for The Spy Next Door, including Mama Bear, Rule of Funny, Never Trust a Trailer.
5.5
