Underplayed Gems

The Spy Next Door (2010)

The Spy Next Door poster
Directed by
Brian Levant
Genre
comedy film, spy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 1,430 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Chinese spy goes undercover as a neighbor to a single mother and her three kids. He has to balance his secret job with babysitting the children.

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What happens

The Spy Next Door is a 2010 American spy action comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jonathan Bernstein, James Greer and Gregory Poirier, produced by Robert Simonds with music by David Newman. The film stars Jackie Chan, with a supporting cast of Amber Valletta, Magnús Scheving, Madeline Carroll, Will Shadley, Alina Foley, Billy Ray Cyrus, and George Lopez. Filming started in late October 2008 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico and was finished in late December 2008. The film tributes Chan's films by showing clips, references and even referencing Chan's real life childhood. The Spy Next Door was released in the United States by Lionsgate on January 15, 2010, and also released on DVD and Blu-ray format on May 18, 2010. The film received negative reviews from critics and it earned $45.2 million on a $28 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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