Back In Action Movie (2025 Film)

Back In Action Movie (2025 Film) Cost & Crew

• Jamie Foxx as Matt
• Emily’s husband who’s a former CIA operative
• Cameron Diaz as Emily
• Matt’s wife who’s a former CIA operative
• McKenna Roberts as Alice
• Rylan Jackson as Leo
• Emily and Matt’s son
• Kyle Chandler as Chuck
• Glenn Close as Ginny Curtis
• Emily’s mother and former legendary MI6 sniper
• Jamie Demetriou as Nigel, Ginny’s boyfriend
• Andrew Scott as Baron
• MI6 agent, and Emily’s ex-boyfriend
• Fola Evans-Akingbola as Wendy
• Robert Besta [de] as Balthazar Gor
• Bashir Salahuddin as Coach Chris
• Tom Brittney as Dylan

Back In Action Movie (2025 Film) Summary & Outline & Storyline

Their buddy and superior, Chuck, assigns CIA NOC agents Matt and his expectant fiancée Emily the mission of locating the key to the Industrial Control Systems (ICS), a gadget that can operate any electronic system. Balthazar Gor, a former Polish KGB agent who is now a terrorist, must give it to them at his kids’ lavish birthday celebration. After stealing the gadget, Matt and Emily make their way to a meeting spot. However, because they are working for Gor, the crew ambushes them for the Key on their journey home. The pair barely survives the plane crash after neutralizing the flying crew. The two decide to go off the radar after realizing that someone must have given the flight crew their Key information.

After fifteen years, Matt and Emily, who are now married, live in Atlanta under pretenses while attempting to raise their kids, Leo and Alice. This is until Gor’s Polish-Belarusian mercenary organization Volka and Chuck become interested in a videotaped altercation between the pair inside a bar. Gor’s men then shoot Chuck as he tries to warn Matt and Emily.
After taking the kids from school, Matt and Emily are able to escape the mercenaries and board a plane to England. Matt had concealed the ICS Key within Ginny Curtis’s home. She is the head of Foxhunter Ltd., an offshore non-governmental organization, and Emily’s estranged mother. She was a former MI6 sniper.

Volka and MI6, under the command of Emily’s ex-boyfriend Baron, both follow the family when they arrive at Heathrow. Although they would prefer not to tell their kids their secrets, the pair are compelled to do so after they see their parents repel Volka’s mercenaries and avoid the following MI6 before reaching Ginny’s manor.
Upon discovering the ICS Key, Matt and Emily are compelled to hand it up to Volka’s soldiers during their raid on the manor. Chuck, who was sacked from the CIA over the alleged deaths of Matt and Emily, not only turns out to be alive but also collaborates with Gor and Volka as payback. He kidnaps Leo and Alice and renders their parents unconscious. While Ginny manages to repel some of Volka’s agents, a stray bullet in the fight wounds her partner, Nigel.

They follow Chuck to a black-tie gala in London’s Tate Modern, where he intends to sell the ICS Key to the highest bidder using Leo’s smart ring. As an example, his tech aide Daphne hacks the power plant with the ICS Key, causing a momentary blackout throughout London before the Thames Barrier forcibly opens its floodgates. While looking for their kids, Matt and Emily sneak into Tate Modern and take out Chuck and Gor’s guards.
Baron and MI6 arrive to capture Chuck as they follow the couple. With Ginny’s help, the couple pursues Chuck, who plans to flee London with Leo and Alice via the Thames Barrier, while Baron’s agents fight the Volka operatives. After spotting Daphne, Nigel collides with his van with hers, knocking her out and obtaining the ICS Key.

Emily takes a boat, and she and Matt catch up to Chuck as Ginny leads Nigel to close the Thames Barrier. Chuck is subdued and left on the boat as it crashes into the now-closing barrier, presumably killing him, while Leo and Alice are dumped out into the water.
The family is relieved to have been rescued by both the police and MI6, and they make amends with Emily’s mother. Baron greets Matt and Emily as the whole family arrives at Alice’s football match. He suggests that they enlist Emily’s father, whom Matt is not aware of, and tells them that Chuck’s body has never been located, implying that he might still be alive.

Back In Action Movie (2025 Film) Production

Seth Gordon co-wrote the script for the 2025 American action comedy Back in Action, which he directed. Starring in the movie are Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Andrew Scott, and Jamie Demetriou. On January 17, 2025, Netflix released the movie.
Cameron Diaz was rumored to be coming out of retirement in June 2022 for the action comedy Back in Action, which was written by Brendan O’Brien and Seth Gordon and starred Jamie Foxx. It was disclosed that Beau Bauman was producing for Good One Productions, while Foxx, Datari Turner, O’Brien, and Mark McNair were executive producing, and Seth Gordon was producing for Exhibit A. Foxx talked about convincing Diaz to join the cast in August 2022. He told Entertainment Tonight that “Cameron is such an incredible force, and she has done so much in this business” and that he asked her, “‘Do you wanna have some fun?'” Diaz’s last movie before she retired in 2014 was Annie, in which he also starred. Simply enjoy yourself! We’re thrilled that it’s occurring and eagerly awaiting it, and I believe that’s what led her to it.

Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler joined the cast in November 2022. Rylan Jackson, Jamie Demetriou, McKenna Roberts, and Andrew Scott joined the cast in February 2023. In London, principal photography was conducted between December 2, 2022, and March 9, 2023. Diaz filmed sequences in the River Thames in late February 2023. Atlanta filming started on March 28 and ended in late April. Foxx’s remaining sequences were filmed using body doubles while he was in the hospital in mid-April due to a medical emergency. The cityscape opening sequence was shot in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Andrea Berloff, Matteo Borghese, Joel Church-Cooper, Adam Cole-Kelly, Dana Fox, Paul Fruchbom, John Gatins, Joe Nussbaum, Cassie Pappas, Lennon Parham, Sam Pitman, Ellen Shanman, Laura Solon, David Stassen, Jessica St. Clair, Victoria Strouse, and Lillian Yu all contributed to the screenplay, although Gordon and O’Brien received exclusive credit for it.

Back In Action Movie (2025 Film) Reviews

Bill Swears
Some of the unimpressive and mediocre reviews of “Back in Action” startled me. In comparison to other films that have been released in recent years, this one is fantastic! I had a great time watching with my two children. Cameron Diaz’s return in particular has been so wonderful that I can’t think of anyone else who could have performed this role more well. She also appears to have aged backward by a significant amount, which is incredible!
There is a lot more that we can use in our own lives besides action and comedy, such as how husband and wife should get along and how they shouldn’t give up on their teenagers. I give it five stars, plus kudos and thanks to all the actors and filmmakers.
Monkey headfred
I gave the film two thumbs up for quality! The combat scenes were good; they were not realistic, but there was enough action to keep you interested. There was no blood, and the clothes were clean enough for the younger children to watch. The plot is similar to those of other spy films, but this one is more light-hearted, entertaining, and pleasurable. Additionally, it was somewhat predictable, but aren’t they all? A film is worth seeing if it can keep you entertained for the first fifteen minutes. Glad to see Cameron again; she looks fantastic! Jamie is one of my favorite people to watch, so I’m glad to see him back at it too!
Jessica Bagley
Enjoyed this light entertainment, family film. Cameron Diaz is at her best in this action/comedy and Jamie Foxx gave a solid performance. The kids were excellent, I’m sure we will see more of them in the future. If you enjoy a good fun film, with over-the-top action scenes & some great actors – looking at you as well Glenn Close & forever Moriarty then you won’t be disappointed. Jamie Demetriou made us laugh, (an endearing character). A film to enjoy rather than to critique because it wasn’t an intellectual masterpiece.
Robyn M
This action comedy with these two was fantastic! The humor was quite subdued and complemented the storyline flawlessly. I thought it was hilarious, and Cameron and Fox did a great job of delivering the gags on time. It wasn’t excessive at all, and it was appropriate given the jokes made by members of Generation Z. It seemed as though these two were great friends and had the ideal chemistry for a comedy. Through the screen, I sensed it. When you have nothing else to watch on Netflix late at night, this comedy is ideal.