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.
Back in Action (2025) is a action and comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, released on January 15, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 54m. It stars Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 1,571 ratings.
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Jamie Foxx
as Matt
Cameron Diaz
as Emily
McKenna Roberts
as Alice
Rylan Jackson
as Leo
Kyle Chandler
as Chuck
Glenn Close
as Ginny
Jamie Demetriou
as Nigel
Andrew Scott
as Baron
Fola Evans-Akingbola
as Wendy
Robert Besta
as Balthazar Gor
Bashir Salahuddin
as Coach Chris
Tom Brittney
as Dylan
Directed by Seth Gordon, written by Seth Gordon and Brendan O'Brien, produced by Beau Bauman, Seth Gordon and Peter Chernin.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 1,571 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on January 17, 2025
"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…
Reviewed on January 28, 2025
<em>'Back in Action'</em> 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…
Reviewed on February 9, 2025
Not a bad action-comedy, a bit 1990s style but I was entertained mostly for Jamie Foxx and Cameron DIaz. The dialogue still had a tinge of AI that I've noticed in these Netflix movies but still didn't damper the entertainment value. **3.5/5**
Reviewed on April 5, 2026
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Back in Action (2025) is available to stream on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Back in Action (2025) includes Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson and Kyle Chandler. The film was directed by Seth Gordon. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Back in Action was released on January 15, 2025 and runs for 1h 54m.
Back in Action (2025) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 1,571 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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