Action, Comedy, Crime  •  2015  •  120 min  •  Adults (18+)

Spy (2015)

Spy poster

Spy (2015)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

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


Starring Cast

Jude Law  •   Raad Rawi  •   Melissa McCarthy


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative champions female empowerment and challenges gender stereotypes through the individual triumph of its protagonist, aligning with progressive values in a mainstream comedic context.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including a female lead in a spy role, but does not explicitly recast traditionally white roles. Its narrative uses comedic portrayals of some male characters for humor within the spy genre, rather than offering an explicit critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium

The film includes a brief, comedic scene at its conclusion where supporting character Nancy joins the protagonist and another agent in bed, implying a non-heterosexual interest. This moment is incidental to the main plot and character development, neither significantly affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity.

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High

The film features Susan Cooper, a field agent, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, including trained assassins and bodyguards. Her colleague, Nancy, also contributes to physically subduing male henchmen.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Spy' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a female CIA analyst going undercover, with humor derived from action-comedy tropes and character interactions, rather than exploring gender identity.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Spy" (2015) is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. It is not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot featuring legacy characters. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender in prior canon or history.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Spy (2015) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which characters' races were established. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.4
Metacritic logo
7.5

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