Spy Movies (but goofy / family / off-brand)
Spy energy, but not spy seriousness. This is the category for “I want chases and secrets, but I also want to laugh and not take anything personally.” It’s espionage, but with snacks.
The Picks
Secret agency but with aliens, memory wipes, and the best deadpan partner dynamic. Sci-fi comedy that still works.
Official synopsis
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new recruit Agent J find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
Family road trip, except dad used to be lethal. It’s the classic contradiction between parents forbidding fun and the shit they did when they were your age.
Official synopsis
Dan Morgan is many things: a devoted husband, a loving father, a celebrated car salesman. He's also a former assassin. And when his past catches up to his present, he's forced to take his unsuspecting family on a road trip unlike any other.
High school reunion meets spy chaos. Comedy first, spying second. Exactly what it says on the tin.
Official synopsis
Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.