ActionComedy

Back in Action

- They're living their best lies.

Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.

Release Date : 2025-01-15

Language :PolishEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Chernin EntertainmentExhibit AGood One

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Matt

Original Name : Jamie Foxx

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emily

Original Name : Cameron Diaz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : McKenna Roberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Rylan Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : Kyle Chandler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ginny

Original Name : Glenn Close

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nigel

Original Name : Jamie Demetriou

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baron

Original Name : Andrew Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wendy

Original Name : Fola Evans-Akingbola

Gender : Female

Character Name : Balthazar Gor

Original Name : Robert Besta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coach Chris

Original Name : Bashir Salahuddin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dylan

Original Name : Tom Brittney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tyler

Original Name : Ben VanderMey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daphne

Original Name : Jude Mack

Gender : Female

Character Name : Airport Immigration Officer Keita

Original Name : Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo

Gender : Female

Character Name : MI6 Agent Obasi

Original Name : Tobi Bamtefa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annalise

Original Name : Leela Owen

Gender : Female

Character Name : James

Original Name : Cruz Hadley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Craig

Original Name : Zion James

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Narek Ivanov

Original Name : Иван Ивашкин

Gender : Male

Character Name : Volka Tattoo Girl

Original Name : Katrina Durden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Volka Goatee

Original Name : Erol Ismail

Gender : Male

Character Name : Volka Tall Dude

Original Name : George Surry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Stop Cashier

Original Name : Victoria Howell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tate Hallway Bodyguard

Original Name : Lee Charles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dock Manager

Original Name : Erol Mehmet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thames Barrier Supervisor

Original Name : Gregory Konow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thames Barrier Operator

Original Name : Anthea Greco

Gender : Female

Character Name : Antoine

Original Name : Sonny Louis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yashi

Original Name : Matthew Stirling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yuri

Original Name : Andrius Davidenas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pascal

Original Name : Jess Liaudin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Finance Guy

Original Name : Tom Crowley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janneke Langeler

Original Name : Elizabeth Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matis Henault

Original Name : David Shaw-Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yao Fang

Original Name : Lucy Sheen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Théo

Original Name : George Wigzell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Compound Security Guard

Original Name : Matthew Wynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Immigration Guard

Original Name : Roby Singh

Gender : Male

Character Name : London Airport Traveller

Original Name : Anthony Cozens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Referee

Original Name : Steve Wiebe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sophie (uncredited)

Original Name : Poppy Townsend White

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Tinsley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Passenger

Original Name : Nicholas McCluskey

Gender : Male

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2025-01-17

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/back-in-action-review/ "Back in Action would have been more appropriately titled Out of Action. Seth Gordon fails to strike the necessary balance between action, humor, and emotion to stand out in the genre, delivering a highly forgettable, formulaic piece. Cameron Diaz's return is squandered in a movie that fails to showcase her talent or that of the star-studded cast. The film not only struggles to justify its runtime but also leaves viewers feeling like having watched something generic and devoid of identity, where only the stunt department earns praise. For the start of a new cinematic year, this is a misstep I sincerely hope doesn't set the tone for what's to come." Rating: D-

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2025-03-26

"Back in Action" feels like a bargain basement "True Lies". Unlike the 1994 action, comedy, spy mash up it shallowly imitates. "Back in Action" offers up nothing fresh or original. That's not to say its unwatchable. As a basic action flick its mildly diverting but, that said, you very quickly come to feel like you have seen it all before, because in one form or another, you have. In summary, yet another "by the numbers", mass produced, action flick, from the USA. An alright but also instantly forgettable, watch.

r96sk

@r96sk

2025-02-09

'Back in Action' is one I found to be a real mixed bag. I think I narrowly didn't like it, though it isn't one I'd explicitly say that I disliked either. Everything about it just kinda levels out at underwhelming. The respective returns of Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are its selling point. Both Foxx and Diaz are fairly good, the latter minorly the better of the two. McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson are decent as the youngsters, while the supporting cast of Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott and Jamie Demetriou (his character is particularly on/off) are OK (if ill-fitting?). I think what lets this down most is story and pacing, which are the two weak elements of this 2025 release. I believe you could've told this plot much more concisely, it goes around the houses a little bit. The humour is also more miss than hit, I rate the Manchester United shoutout though!