Spies in Disguise
Super spy. Super fly.
2019 • 102 min • Animation · Action · Adventure · Comedy · Family
Synopsis
Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 60 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
- 75 Audience · 3018 · 35%
Super spy Lance Sterling is accidentally turned into a pigeon by young scientist Walter Beckett. They must learn to work together, despite their differences, to clear Lance's name and stop a dangerous villain. It's a fun, gadget-filled adventure about teamwork and being yourself.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some cartoon action and peril
- A villain with a robotic arm
- Brief moments of tension
What it models well
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Embracing unique strengths
- Non-violence and creative solutions
- Forgiveness and trust
Talk about it after
- How Walter and Lance learn to appreciate each other's differences
- Why fighting isn't always the best solution to problems
- The importance of friendship and trust
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Top billed cast
Director: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane • Crew: Brad Copeland, Lloyd Taylor
Trailers & clips
Sneak Peek "Transformation"
On Digital & Blu-ray Announce Trailer
“Entrance” Clip
12 Days of Spiesmas
Meet Killian
Super Secret Trailer
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Reviewer notes
Recommended"Lance" is the super-effective, suave and sophisticated secret agent and "Walter" is his "Q" type of undervalued supporting boffin. It's fair to say that the former man treats the latter with disdain - he doesn't, after all, ever have to actually take the field! Desperate to impress, "Walter" convinces "Lance" that he can make him invisible! Snag? Well, it's a much more reliable formula for turning a man into a pi...
RecommendedSimply a charming aminated movie in which you feel sorry for the wannabe and want to give the hero a slap. Chucklefest.
Not recommended_Spies in Disguise_ has a genuinely interesting methodology put forth revolving around the core ideals of teamwork, and non-lethal measures. Or at least it has that in the opening 5 minutes and closing 10. In between it has a pigeon instead. I don't mean "The pigeon thing is so ridiculous that it distracts from it", I mean they drop it altogether for the lion's share of the runtime because "WILL SMITH VOICES A PIG...
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersFun animated action-adventure-comedy that has a nice, albeit naive, message, but still was a nice time-waster and pitch-perfect voice casting for Will Smith in a role like this. Doesn't break new ground however the animation was great and there's just enough to keep adults entertained along with kids. **3.75/5**
Not recommendedIt's really a rip off of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and was quite disappointing. Walter is essentially like if Flint and Sam had a baby but more obnoxious with his can't-shut-his-mouth, self-righteous attitude. There's even some elements in the story taken from cloudy like the whole invention goes wrong thing. I was expecting it to at least be average because characters barring Walter didn't seem bad but it...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.5/10 (3,018)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $100,000,000
- Box office
- $171,616,764
- IMDb
- tt5814534
- Official site
- movies.disney.com
