This article contains heavy spoilers for Back in Action. Cameron Diaz's long-awaited comeback in the Netflix film Back in Action ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the door open for a possible sequel. The action-comedy film revolves around retired CIA agents Emily (Diaz) and her husband Matt (Jamie Foxx),
Netflix reportedly spent tens of millions of dollars to lure the iconic actress out of retirement for the Jamie Foxx action flick.
Netflix’s first major movie of 2025 drops this week in the form of “Back in Action." This action-comedy from director Seth Gordon (the man behind “Horrible Bosses” and the awful “Baywatch” reboot) stars Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as a couple of retired CIA agents who are drawn back into the world of espionage when their secret identities are exposed.
Netflix has released a new original movie that has immediately rocketed to #1 on the service, but is Back in Action with Cameron Diaz worth watching?
Director Seth Gordon recounts the first meeting he had with Jamie Foxx when he returned to set after collapsing while in production on "Back in Action."
Back in Action director Seth Gordon was a few beers deep at a Dodgers game in 2019, when he started joking about a fake movie he called Baby Bjorn Identity. “What happen if Jason Bourne had kids?
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are back in action in, well, Back In Action, the new action comedy movie that began streaming on Netflix today. The film was directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses ...
As “Back in Action” goes through its paces, you’ll find echoes of such films as the Bob Odenkirk-starring “Nobody” and the Mark Wahlberg vehicle “The Family Plan,” as well as “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and even a little of “Knight and Day,” which starred Diaz and that Tom Cruise fella.
Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close also star in Seth Gordon’s caper about a pair of retired undercover agents dragged back into the spy game along with their unknowing children.
Seth Gordon’s Back in Action set to premiere exclusively on Netflix on 17 January, 2025! Get ready for a dose of high-octane fun! Catch the trailer now as Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are back, bringing the heat in Netflix’s Back in Action,
Directed by Seth Gordon, the film was released on Netflix earlier this month and marks Diaz’s first film since 2014’s Annie. But Back in Action has not been warmly received. At the time of writing, critics on Rotten Tomatoes gave it an abysmal 24% rating. It fared drastically better from fans, scoring 62% on the Popcornmeter.
Eight-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close discussed working with the cast members and director of the new Netflix action comedy "Back in Action."