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
#1
1997
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.
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi