Back in Action (2025)

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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.

• Released: 2025-01-15
• Genres: Action, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 54m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 1,595 votes

Directed by Seth Gordon.

Top cast

• 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Back in Action

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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