The Accidental Spy (2001)

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Ordinary Guy. Extraordinary Spy.

A fun-filled story about an ordinary guy about to kick into an action-packed adventure. Jackie Chan plays a bored and unsuccessful salesman who never thought his life would amount to anything. All that changes one day when he becomes an instant hero by foiling an attempted bank robbery.

• Released: 2001-01-18
• Genres: Action, Comedy, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 548 votes

Directed by Teddy Chen.

Top cast

• Jackie Chan as Buck Yuan
• Eric Tsang Chi-wai as Many Liu
• Vivian Hsu as Yong
• Wu Hsing-Guo as Mr. Zen / Lee Sang-Zen
• Min Kim as Carmen Wong
• Alfred Cheung Kin-ting as Cheung the Lawyer
• Lillian Ho Ga-Lai as Candice
• Cheung Tat-Ming as Stan
• Poon Hang-Sang as Rich Gym Customer
• Paulyn Sun as Wife of Rich Gym Customer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Accidental Spy

• United States: 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 Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: watch free on Plex
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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