This Means War

"It's SPY Against SPY"

2012 1h 38m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 3,691

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

“It's SPY Against SPY”

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Cast

Reese Witherspoon
Lauren
Chris Pine
FDR Foster
Tom Hardy
Tuck
Til Schweiger
Heinrich
Chelsea Handler
Trish
John Paul Ruttan
Joe
Abigail Spencer
Katie
Angela Bassett
Collins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: McG
Writers: Marcus Gautesen, Timothy Dowling, Timothy Dowling
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by McG, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicolas De Toth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine and Tom Hardy carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's SPY Against SPY".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1596350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

McG directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Nicolas De Toth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Directed by McG, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nicolas De Toth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine and Tom Hardy carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's SPY Against SPY".
8IMDB entry: tt1596350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "friendship", "love triangle", "affectation", "dating".
10Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Nicolas De Toth
Production design: Martin Laing
Costume design: Sophie de Rakoff
Sound: Ron Bartlett
Stunt coordinator: Joey Box
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $65,000,000
Box office: $156,974,557
Return: 241% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: This Means War (2012)

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The Movie Mob2023-01-02
★ 6/10
This Means War has some good elements overshadowed by a story that left me aggravated and disappointed. This Means War frustrates me. It has three excellent leads who all give great performances and pretty solid action and stunts, but the story failed this movie altogether. This Means War establishes Hardy and Pine as two inseparable friends that are even closer than family but spend the rest of the film easily dividing and pitting them against each other over a girl they just met. It makes Witherspoon's character feel like she is really hurting these guys' lives, but it's all played as not that big of a deal. And when she ultimately chooses one of them over the other, the guys forgive each other like nothing happened and then jump to characters talking about marriage. I'm old-fashioned regarding loyalty and romance, so this movie irritated my pet peeve. It's not as bad as my rating might imply, but I'm irked.

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