Spies Like Us (1985)

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With spies like these, who needs enemies?

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

• Released: 1985-12-06
• Genres: Comedy, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 750 votes

Directed by John Landis.

Top cast

• Chevy Chase as Emmett Fitz-Hume
• Dan Aykroyd as Austin Millbarge
• Steve Forrest as General Sline
• Donna Dixon as Karen Boyer
• Bruce Davison as Ruby
• Terry Gilliam as Dr. Imhaus
• Frank Oz as Test Monitor
• Vanessa Angel as Russian Rocket Crewperson
• Bernie Casey as Colonel Rhumbus
• Charles McKeown as Jerry Hadley

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Spies Like Us

• United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Plex, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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