Spy Kids

Rate It

Seen it:     Not seen it:  Comments:    clear rating

Share It

• Recommend this movie
• Invite friends to see it
• Add to list... My Favorite Movies Create a new list...

Rating Averages

My Friends	Not rated. ()
All Flixster	(218247)	8296	141776
Female	(157958)	6004	102611
Male	(60289)	2292	39165

More Like This

If you liked this, then you'll also probably like...

Got another recommendation for someone who liked this movie? Add it to the list!

Got an opinion? Use the buttons to vote on all the suggestions people have added.

If lots of people vote, the best suggestions will rise to the top.

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (87%)
Unaccompanied Minors (Grounded) (83%)
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-... (81%)
Phone Booth (45%)
Hey Arnold! The Movie (100%)

View More / Suggest Another

Plot: Carmen and Juni Cortez will soon find out that their favorite bedtime story, "The Spies Who Fell in Love," is really the story of their parents. So begins this affable fantasy, a James Bond adventure ...( read more  )for wee ones with all the trimmings. When Dad and Mom (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) mess up their first mission after coming out of retirement, their kids must come to the rescue, equipped with some cool gadgets. The Cortez family gets involved in a bizarre plot hatched by a Pee-wee Herman-type entertainer named Fegan Floop (a wonderfully hammy Alan Cumming) that's as giddy as it is ridiculous. Needless to say there is plenty of derring-do concerning long-lost uncles, goofy monsters, double agents, evil robots, look-alikes, and energized chases. Did we mention the gadgets? Although Banderas and Gugino make terrific impressions, the movie is carried (as it should be) by the younger Cortezes, winningly played by Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara. Who would have thought an action/horror studio (Dimension) and writer-director Robert Rodriguez had this pleasing family film up their sleeves? Rodriquez (who produced with his wife Elizabeth Avellán) seemed to be mired in cheesy horror films but here breaks out by capitalizing on the talent that gave him instant status with his debut, El Mariachi (1992). Spy Kids has plenty of verve but never swerves into potty humor (OK, there is one good potty joke) or wicked gunplay. All 7-year-olds should have a film as fun as this in their movie-going lives. --Doug Thomas

• 
  ninjawizardofoz
  ONLINE NOW
• 
  gossamercornglitter
  ONLINE NOW
• 
  gooftroop69
  ONLINE NOW
• 
  laurenakaMe
  ONLINE NOW
• 
  freelovemnm
  ONLINE NOW
• 
  cue2pie
• 
  vshkbnrj
• 
  preshis16

• 
  iluvstrongbad2004
  

  MCT:

  June 28, 2008

  I don't know why, but I like this movie. It might be because I knew two siblings JUST like this...without the whole SPY thing.

• 
  ADumbBlondeGirl
  

  MCT:

  June 19, 2008

  those kids are WAY too STUPID and such TARDS!! plus they look jacked up in those suits.......their lives are going nowhere

• 
  MovieLover57
  

  MCT:

  June 16, 2008

  A Really Awsome Movie! The Spy Kids Trilogy Is One Of The Greatest Trilogys Ever Created! Every Spy Kids Movie Is Great Exept The 3rd Spy Kids Movie.

• 
  justjosh12212
  

  MCT:

  June 16, 2008

  hahahahahahahahaha... the last time i watched this was in spanish... haha... the translation was wierd...

• 
  cassierox27
  

  MCT:

  June 13, 2008

  This is a action movie that I own. It is about a brother and sister who learn to be spys to save there secret spy agent parents.

Register or sign-in to see your friends' reviews !

• 
  flixster89

  This film not only says these words bluntly, but also imaginatively illustrates how to keep a family together, though the fun may distract you from these themes. A second viewing may help them become more apparent.
  
  The production values are very high, although several set and story elements are boldly fantastic.
  
  An added benefit for a select few: if you are a father with once young, impressionable children who in the ancient past watched "Pee Wee's Playhouse", this film will be especially satisfying.
  
  The casting for Spy Kids is top drawer. The children, perhaps not the leading performers of the century, are completely well suited for this film – I wouldn't change them for anyone. (You shouldn't either.) The parents are also wonderful. And watch for several other familiar performers – my family are particular fans of Tony Shaloub (Minion). You may have seen Tony in "Monk", or "Galaxy Quest" or elsewhere.
  
  Warning – some people have said this movie is dumb. So, if you have no imagination, no appreciation for transcendence or appetite for family unity, if you'd rather throw mud and poke people with sticks, I recommend you stay away. But if you love all that is good, genuinely subtle and clever, too, watch carefully

  posted 646 days ago

• 
  Alan Cumming
• 
  Alexa Vega
• 
  Antonio Banderas
• 
  Carla Gugino
• 
  Daryl Sabara
• 
  Teri Hatcher
• 
  Tony Shalhoub

• Rated: (PG)
• Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
• Genres: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family
• Released: March 30, 2001
• DVD Released: September 18, 2001

No recent headlines. Got one?

• 

  click to preview
  Spy Kids

  by maisam

  15 profiles

  Use on my profile!
• 

  click to preview
  Spy Kids

  by butterfly34363

  7 profiles

  Use on my profile!
• 

  

  

  click to preview
  Default Skin

  View default skin

• 
  Spy Kids
  by elliethesparklindiam - 97 Users Taken
  Created 345 days ago

• 

  Scene From Spy Kids

• 

  Floop's Song

• 

  Spy Kids - Trailer

• 

  Las que he visto

  by linkamaiden
• 

  akhrasbalsam1's new List

  by akhrasbalsam1
• 

  My List

  by kokorules
• 

  TheNarrator's 2001 List

  by TheNarrator
• 

  gopena's new List

  by gopena