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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Producer:

Elizabeth Avellan

Release Date:

Mar 30, 2001

Runtime:

1hr 28m

Synopsis

The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger.

Cast

  • Antonio Banderas
  • Carla Gugino
  • Alexa PenaVega
  • Daryl Sabara
  • Alan Cumming
  • Tony Shalhoub
  • Teri Hatcher
  • Cheech Marin
  • Robert Patrick
  • Danny Trejo

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.1
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3.1
  • Apr 13, 2020

    can't watch this without thinking of the "spy kids is the hispanic's black panther" tweet the entire time

    2.7K Likes
    Jaxi
    Jaxi
    Jul 22, 2018

    The Machete Cinematic Universe starts here.

    2.3K Likes
    Matt Singer
    Matt Singer
    Apr 19, 2018

    That one dude saying I snap my fingers, and my fingers snap you as literal fingers walk out is a top 10 film moment for me

    2.1K Likes
    Dany
    Dany
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    Jul 23, 2018

    Um that twist when they play Floop's video backwards had seven-year old me so freaking RATTLED, like so much so that no other movie reveal has ever shaken me to my very core as much as that has.

    1.6K Likes
    Ashton
    Ashton
    Jan 9, 2022

    FLOOP IS A MADMAN HELP US SAVE US FLOOP IS A MADMAN HELP US SAVE US 👨🏻👩🏻‍🦰👧🧑‍🦰🖐🩹🌊⛰️📽🎬📺🤡👺🚀🚤

    1.2K Likes
    Christian Di Leo
    Christian Di Leo
    Jun 9, 2017

    i forgot george clooney was the president in this....... okay Robert Rodriguez go off i guess

    949 Likes
    Holly-Beth
    Holly-Beth
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    Aug 4, 2019

    -People always talk about the bad CGI in Spy Kids but somehow fail to mention the fact that Ingrid Cortez single-handedly invented being a MILF smh

    883 Likes
    Samster3000🌦
    Samster3000🌦
    Jan 29, 2019

    CARMEN 👏🏼 ELIZABETH 👏🏼 JUANITA 👏🏼 ECHO 👏🏼 SKY 👏🏼 BRAVA 👏🏼 CORTEZ 👏🏼 WARRIORS 👏🏼 RISE 👏🏼 TF 👏🏼 UP 👏🏼

    876 Likes
    nadia
    nadia
    Jan 7, 2015

    This film did, indeed, contain spies who were kids.

    839 Likes
    Lia Allison
    Lia Allison
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  • leah blais
    leah blais liked
    Spy Kids

    Classic

    4 2Y
    bean
    bean liked
    Spy Kids

    This is a good movie from my childhood, watched it with my sister all the time. This is pretty entertaining as an adult and definitely worth watching.

    1 🔥 2 2Y
    zxki
    zxki loved
    Spy Kids

    As an international spy myself, I will honestly admit that this movie changed the trajectory of my entire life. My entire childhood was Spy Kids, Spy Next Door, Mission Impossible, Inspector Gadget, Johnny English, and yet nothing touched the level of Spy that Spy Kids reached. The horror from the…

    🔥 2 2Y
  • Jikitiz
    Jikitiz liked
    Spy Kids

    This is spy kids. I have watched this many times as an adolescent. I am typing this while Joe Dirt 2 is playing on my iPad, and it's not making me very happy.

    🔥 😂 2 1Y
    euls
    euls liked
    Spy Kids

    bruh I love spy kids and I can’t believe Juni is married to Meghan trainer with a kid 😭

    🔥 👀 2 3Y
    lucia
    lucia loved
    Spy Kids

    NOBODY GET ME STARTED ON THESE MOVIES. I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE (except maybe the newest one) AND WILL ALWAYS WATCH THESE. Actually one of the best movies to exist.

    🔥 1 3Y
  • Victoria
    Victoria loved
    Spy Kids

    a childhood movie and the mr floop dude was also kinda 😜 rewatched it recently and it’s honestly aged pretty well and it’s still such a joyous one to watch.

    😂 1 2Y
    Liz H
    Liz H loved
    Spy Kids

    Childhood classic. I always wanted to be them lol.

    🔥 1 2Y
    Jones501
    Jones501 liked
    Spy Kids

    Use to love this movie

    🔥 1 8M
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Metacritic

71
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Based on 27 Critics
7.9

USER SCORE (213)

Generally favorable reviews based on 213 Reviews
72

Rodriguez has made a movie for kids, and the most and least that can be said about it is that parents, while hardly being catered to, will experience profound relief that the movie knows how to entertain and does so.

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Metacritic review by Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
70

As a piece of almost dadaist filmmaking, Spy Kids is great fun with its continual spirit of invention.

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Metacritic review by Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
50

Energetic and slickly done, but also somewhat soulless.

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Metacritic review by Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Spy Kids (2001) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG (Parental Guidance Suggested). It's generally considered a family-friendly movie.
How long is Spy Kids (2001)?
The movie is 1hr 28min long.
What's Spy Kids (2001) about?
The children of secret-agent parents must save them from danger.
Who's the cast of Spy Kids (2001)?
  • Antonio Banderas as Gregorio Cortez
  • Carla Gugino as Ingrid Cortez
  • Alexa PenaVega as Carmen Cortez
  • Daryl Sabara as Juni Cortez
  • Alan Cumming as Fegan Floop
  • Tony Shalhoub as Alexander Minion
  • Teri Hatcher as Ms. Gradenko
  • Cheech Marin as Felix Gumm
  • Robert Patrick as Mr. Lisp
  • Danny Trejo as Machete
Who's the director behind Spy Kids (2001)?
Robert Rodriguez directed Spy Kids (2001).
Who produced Spy Kids (2001)?
Elizabeth Avellan produced Spy Kids (2001).