The Spy Next Door (2010)
Part spy. Part babysitter. All hero.
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The Spy Next Door rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.5/10· 49K votes
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic27%
TMDb5.884/10· 1K votesWith 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 27/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Spy Next Door
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Cast of The Spy Next Door
Jackie Chan
as Bob Ho
Amber Valletta
as Gillian
Madeline Carroll
as Farren
Will Shadley
as Ian
Alina Foley
as Nora
Magnús Scheving
as Poldark
Billy Ray Cyrus
as Colton James
George López
as Glaze
Katherine Boecher
as Creel
Mia Stallard
as Cute Girl
- M
Maverick McWilliams
as Chad
- Q
Quinn Mason
as Carl
The Spy Next Door facts
- Budget
- $28M
- Box office
- $66.2M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family-friendly action blend appeals to younger audiences
- •Lighthearted spy comedy maintains fast pacing
- •Classic fish-out-of-water babysitter premise offers reliable laughs
What the audience disliked
- •Action sequences lack stakes or genuine excitement value
- •Comedy relies heavily on predictable family sitcom tropes
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