Central Intelligence (2016) movie poster

Central Intelligence (2016)

"Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson."
ThumbScore
👍 72%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 62%
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Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America, China
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.4/10 (6,277 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
52

Cast

Dwayne Johnson as Bob Stone · 71% avg
Kevin Hart as Calvin Joyner · 67% avg
Amy Ryan as Pamela Harris · 68% avg
Danielle Nicolet as Maggie
Jason Bateman as Trevor · 70% avg
Aaron Paul as Phil · 67% avg
Ryan Hansen as Steve · 63% avg
Tim Griffin as Agent Stan Mitchell · 74% avg

Is Central Intelligence good?

Most people think so. 72% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 62%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1095 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#140 / 295 · 2016
Rank among its director's films

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Central Intelligence is a 2016 American action comedy directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Kevin Hart stars as Calvin Joyner, a former high school golden boy now stuck in a mundane accounting job, whose life is upended when he reconnects with Bob Stone, played by Dwayne Johnson, a former classmate who was once an overweight, bullied outcast but has transformed into a massive, confident CIA operative. Bob recruits the reluctant Calvin into a mission involving stolen satellite codes and rogue intelligence agents, while Calvin can never be sure whether Bob is a heroic agent or a dangerous traitor.

The comedy derived primarily from the inversion of expectations — Johnson's Bob, despite his intimidating physique, retains the insecure, eager-to-please personality of his bullied teenage self, wearing a fanny pack and quoting his childhood hero Calvin with wide-eyed admiration. Kevin Hart's Calvin, the confident popular kid who peaked in high school, provides the incredulous straight man. Central Intelligence earned $217 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.

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