Back in Action
NZ release: 17 January 2025
Offensive language and violence Rated on: 17 January 2025
What’s it about?
Emily and Matt, once CIA spies, are thrust back into the world of espionage when their undercover identities are revealed.
The facts
- Directed by Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief)
- Stars Cameron Diaz (Bad Teacher), Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained), Glenn Close (101 Dalmatians)
- English language
- Runtime: 114 minutes
- Netflix original
Why did it get this rating?
This film was self-rated by Netflix. You can find out more about self-rating by streaming providers here.
Offensive language
There is some use of offensive language including “f**k,” “s**t,” “a**hole,” and “bulls**t,” as well as coarse language including “bastard” and “bitch.”
Violence
This film has many action sequences involving fist fights, martial arts battles, and gun violence as well as explosions, plane crashes and car chases. While characters are hurt there is very little bloodshed or detail of injury.
A villain character is killed but there is no graphic detail.
Children are in danger after being threatened and taken hostage by a character but are later rescued.
Sexual references
In one scene a child thinks they can hear their parents having sex in the room next door, however they are not.
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