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2015 film directed by Paul Feig

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Spy is a 2015 American action comedy film directed and written by Paul Feig. The cast includes 50 Cent, Allison Janney, Björn Gustafsson, and Bobby Cannavale. Production was handled by Peter Chernin and Paul Feig, with cinematography by Robert Yeoman and music composed by Theodore Shapiro. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios, Chernin Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment, and TSG Entertainment. It was filmed in Budapest and set in Paris.

The movie has a runtime of 120 minutes and was released in the United States on May 21, 2015, and June 4, 2015. It was distributed by Netflix and Disney+ in video on demand format. The film earned a box office total of 235,700,000 against a budget of 65,000,000. It received a rating of 7.0 from 274,714 votes on IMDb and a vote average of 6.832 from 6,388 votes on TMDb. The original motion picture score album was released in 2015.

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Film · TMDB

6.8

A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

Released: 2015-05-06120 minDir: Paul FeigAction, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $65.0MBox office: $236M

Cast

  • Melissa McCarthy as Susan Cooper
  • Rose Byrne as Raina Boyanov
  • Jason Statham as Rick Ford
  • Jude Law as Bradley Fine
  • Miranda Hart as Nancy B. Artingstall
  • Allison Janney as Elaine Crocker

Themes

  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • budapest, hungary
  • paris, france
  • undercover agent
  • rome, italy
  • spy
  • arms dealer
  • bulgaria
  • nuclear bomb
  • female spy

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Ratings

IMDb

7/10

274,714 votes

Year
2015
Runtime
120 min
Genres
Action, Comedy

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Key facts

Directed by
Paul Feig
Written by
Paul Feig
Produced by
Peter Chernin Jenno Topping Paul Feig Jessie Henderson
Starring
Melissa McCarthy Jason Statham Rose Byrne Miranda Hart Bobby Cannavale Allison Janney Jude Law
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman
Edited by
Brent White Melissa Bretherton
Music by
Theodore Shapiro
Production companies
Chernin Entertainment Feigco Entertainment
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release dates
March 15, 2015 ( 2015-03-15 ) ( SXSW ) June 5, 2015 ( 2015-06-05 ) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$65 million
Box office
$235.7 million

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Paul Feig
Screenwriter
Paul Feig
Cast member
Paul Feig
Producer
Paul Feig
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Robert Yeoman
Narrative location
Paris
Filming location
Budapest
Duration
120
FilmAffinity ID
440602
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2015-06-04
title
Spy
distributed by
Disney+
box office
235700000
social media followers
11392
review score
95%
Commons category
Spy (film)
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Encyclopedic overview

Spy is a 2015 American spy action comedy film written and directed by Paul Feig. It stars Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, and Jude Law, alongside Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Serafinowicz, Morena Baccarin, Nargis Fakhri, and Allison Janney in supporting roles. The film follows unorthodox secret agent Susan Cooper (McCarthy) as she tries to trace a stolen portable nuclear device.

Produced by Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Feig, and Jessie Henderson, Spy had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 15, 2015, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 5, 2015, by 20th Century Fox. Spy received praise for Feig's direction and screenplay, McCarthy and Byrne's performances, as well as Statham's unexpectedly comedic performance. The film grossed $235 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. It was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for McCarthy.

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