This Means War (2012)

Directed by

McG

Genre

action film, romantic comedy, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 3,633 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two CIA agents and best friends realize they are both dating the same woman. They use their spy skills to sabotage each other's chances while keeping their identities secret.

lightheartedplayfulfunaction-packedromanticcomedicfast-paced

What happens

This Means War is a 2012 American romantic comedy spy film directed by McG, produced by Will Smith, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Til Schweiger. The film follows best friends and CIA agents Franklin "FDR" Foster (Pine) and Tuck Hansen (Hardy), who discover that they are dating the same woman (Witherspoon). Production for This Means War started back in 1998, when 20th Century Fox acquired the script and had Martin Lawrence attached to star in the film. Released theatrically by Fox on February 17, 2012, This Means War received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's editing, humor, and writing, although its three leads' performances were praised. The film grossed $156.5 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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