Movies Like I Spy (2002)

I Spy is a 2002 action, adventure, comedy, thriller film from Betty Thomas with a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Strawberry in the Supermarket and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

Action Adventure Comedy Thriller

Strawberry in the Supermarket

2003

An ex-soldier storms a supermarket and takes all the cashiers captive because one of them insulted his grandmother.

6.7

MagicScore

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

7.5

MagicScore

Street Fighter

1994

Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.

4.7

MagicScore

Metro

1997

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.

5.7

MagicScore

Hot Shots! Part Deux

1993

Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.

6.5

MagicScore

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

6.6

MagicScore

Air Buddies

2006

The offspring of sportsman canine Air Bud: B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, Buddha, and Rosebud, uncover a kidnapping plot motivated by a little rich boy's desire to have the world's most athletic dog as a pet.

5.9

MagicScore

Non Negotiable

2024

Hostage negotiator Alan Bender is called to rescue the president from a kidnapping, only to find himself also mediating to save his wife and marriage.

6.2

MagicScore

John Q

2002

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Brawl in Cell Block 99

2017

After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

Laser Mission

1989

A CIA agent is sent to get Professor Braun before the KGB can seize him as the Prof's knowledge, together with a recently stolen diamond, could be used to make a laser cannon.

3.9

MagicScore

#12

True Lies

1994

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

An American Rhapsody

2001

A Hungarian family forced to flee the Communist country for the United States must leave a young daughter behind. Six years later, the family arranges to bring the absent daughter to the United States where she has trouble adjusting. The daughter then decides to travel to Budapest to discover her identity.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Budapest Noir

2017

A murder mystery set in 1936 Budapest, just as Hungary was preparing to align itself with Hitler. A beautiful young girl is found dead and nobody wants to investigate—except Gordon, a crime reporter who has a gut feeling that things are not what they seem.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

1989

A renegade Vulcan with a startling secret hijacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in order to find a mythical planet.

5.7

MagicScore

#16

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

1954

Gentleman gangster Max and his partner, Riton, pull off their last, most successful heist and find themselves comfortable enough to retire in the style they enjoy. However, Max confides the details of the theft to his younger mistress, Josey -- who has secretly taken up with ambitious young rival gangster Angelo. Angelo then has Riton kidnapped and demands the stash of gold as ransom, which threatens Max's dreams of the perfect retirement.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Untold: Deal with the Devil

2021

Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Toy Soldiers

1991

After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

The Ref

1994

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like I Spy?

The top films similar to I Spy by MovieMagicScore are Strawberry in the Supermarket (6.7), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (7.5), Street Fighter (4.7). Each shares action/adventure/comedy/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is I Spy worth watching?

I Spy holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.4/10 from 984 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is I Spy?

I Spy (2002) is a action, adventure, comedy, thriller film directed by Betty Thomas, starring Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen.

Where can I find more recommendations like I Spy?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more action recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like I Spy

This ranked list pairs I Spy (2002), a action and adventure and comedy and thriller film from Betty Thomas, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Eddie Murphy take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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