My Spy

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My Spy

PG-13

2020

1h 39m

Comedy

Action

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Nine-year-old Sophie catches JJ, a hardened CIA operative, spying on her family during a routine surveillance operation. In exchange for not blowing his cover, JJ begrudgingly agrees to show the precocious girl how to be a spy. What at first seems like an easy task soon turns into a battle of wits as Sophie proves you don't need much experience to outsmart a seasoned agent.

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Critics Consensus

My Spy plugs Dave Bautista into the "charismatic action star meets cute kid" formula, with generally painless albeit decidedly mediocre results.

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jul 9, 2020

Both a little bit better than I expected and not quite good... Self-awareness doesn't make up for the fact that it's very predictable.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Jul 1, 2020

2.5/5

The movie's humor is broad and its twists are obvious, so much so that even a couple of enjoyable performances can't really elevate My Spy into anything unique.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Jun 30, 2020

2/4

The holes in this forgettable, borderline creepy film are as big as the canyon in Naperville.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 5, 2026

5/10

I'm sure there were reasons why 'My Spy' was delayed -- and now we know why.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 27, 2024

3/4

...a familiar yet thoroughly watchable comedy...

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

Jul 24, 2023

C+

The reason I'm not giving this one a positive grade is due to the lack of closure given to a significant issue regarding Chloe Coleman's character arc, which sends the wrong message to everyone (kids and parents) going through the same problem.

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Kevin E

@RT74002862 3 days ago

Had to give this movie top marks to get the score up because some of you are bonkers! lmao.... This is a fun, family friendly movie to make you laugh and pull on heart strings a little, and it did just that! It understood the assignment. Not everything has to give you Nolanesque vibes.

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Monica A

@RT70063402 Aug 31, 2026

this is so baffled by

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Blue T

@NK2011 Apr 24, 2026

Whoa didn't expect such a bad score here. My family and I loved it!

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Lynn K

@LynnW Jan 26, 2026

Was really surprised by the lower score this film had on here. A family film and very enjoyable watch for adults too. Superb acting by the lead child actor and male lead David Bautista. You know it’s going to have a feel good ending but there’s drama getting there and some laughs too.

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Lanfranco C

@Lanfrancobz Sep 15, 2025

The kids are not so smart and wise

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Aug 23, 2025

A surprisingly fun movie with adult situations, action and language!

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Synopsis

Nine-year-old Sophie catches JJ, a hardened CIA operative, spying on her family during a routine surveillance operation. In exchange for not blowing his cover, JJ begrudgingly agrees to show the precocious girl how to be a spy. What at first seems like an easy task soon turns into a battle of wits as Sophie proves you don't need much experience to outsmart a seasoned agent.

Director: Peter Segal
Producer: Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Dave Bautista, Jonathan Meisner, Peter Segal, Robert Simonds, Gigi Pritzker
Screenwriter: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Dream Bros. Entertainment, Good Fear, MWM Studios, STX Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Action/Violence and Language)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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