5 Family Spy Movies & Shows We Bet You’ve Never Seen!
Espionage, double crossing, sneaking into enemy territory. Our fascination with spies often has a dark twist to them, as these spies endanger their lives in order to get what they need from the enemy. That applies to most spy movies or shows, which have dark storylines, gore and even X-rated scenes. Thankfully, there are a number of spy movies or tv shows that are more than suitable for the families out there who wish to let their children experience the thrills of being a spy without actually being dark or violent. Here’s 5 spy movies & shows that are fun for the family to enjoy!
If there’s ever a movie franchise that perfectly fits what it’s like being a spy as a kid, it’s the fun and over the top Spy Kids franchise! Similar to many spy films, the Spy Kids franchise was influenced by elements of James Bond, but is told through the genre of family films. The franchise spans 5 films and even a short-lived Netflix animated series. The first three films follow two children, Juni & Carmen, who one day realize that their parents are former secret agents themselves. When their parents get captured, the children spring into action to rescue them. The fourth and fifth films follow two different families whose children would become spies themselves to save the world from evil.The films have all that you could ask for when it comes to being a spy! Cool gadgets, missions in a race against time, ridiculous villains as well as the family film notion of a sense of responsibility for each other’s actions. You can find the movies and even the animated series on Netflix.
If you think that being a spy is a job that is suited only for boys, well here’s an animated cartoon series that will prove you otherwise! Totally Spies is a French animated series that follows the adventures of three teenage girls who are Sam, Clover and Alex from Beverly Hills, California. From the outside, they look like normal everyday teenage girls, however they actually live a double life as secret agents working for the secret organization WOOHP or World Organization of Human Protection. The series has it all, exotic locations (including a famous episode that has them visit Malaysia!), vengeful and sinister villains and even awesome gadgets that are made to look like everyday items such as lipstick balm that can shoot lasers! The show first aired from 2002 to 2008 with a film in 2009. The series then took a short break before returning in 2013, with a seventh season planned for 2024. There’s no shortage of fun spy episodes here! You will need to search a bit to find the earlier seasons, but the later seasons are on Amazon Prime.
Even if you’ve never heard of Spy X Family, you would likely have seen the main star of the show Anya in your day to day life! Like many Japanese anime and media, Spy X Family started off as a manga series written by Tatsuya Endo, before eventually becoming an anime series in 2022. The series follows the agent Twilight, who disguises himself as the psychiatrist Loid Forger, as part of a covert operation to ease tensions between the two states of Westalis and Ostania. In order to complete this mission, he forms a fictional family with his adopted daughter Anya (who is secretly a telepathic) and a clerk named Yor Briar (who is secretly an assassin). While most spy franchises involve gadgets, this series focuses more on disguises and covert operations as well as the day to day life of the Forger family in-between. The series has received international popularity due in part to it’s action, characters, comedy and of course the adorableness of Anya! You can find the 2 seasons of Spy X Family available on Netflix.
When you think of Vin Diesel, you would definitely think of the Fast & Furious franchise,where he drives exotic cars, fights bad guys and talks about family, but did you know he once did a comedy spy movie back in the day? That’s right! In 2005, he would star in the family action comedy film, The Pacifier. If you think XXX or Fast & Furious may be unsuitable for the kids, fear not as this is one Vin Diesel film that’s fun for the whole family! Vin Diesel plays U.S Navy Seal lieutenant Shane Wolf who is assigned to rescue Howard Plummer. However the mission goes wrong and Plummer is killed. Wolf is then assigned to protect Plummer’s family. Here’s a spy movie with a spy who is out of his element! We see Shane having to deal with the repercussions of taking care of a family such as housekeeping, driving lessons and even diaper changing, all while trying to protect the family from evil assassins! As a family movie, there is a focus on the concept of spending time with your family, as Shane tries his best to keep the family together without the presence of their father. The movie is available on Disney Hotstar, Disney Plus and even on Google Play Movies.
Never thought that one day even guinea pigs can be secret agents, huh! G-Force is a unique spy film, in the sense that the spies aren’t even human! The film follows a group of highly intelligent rodents who are trained under a special government program to be espionage agents. After a failed mission, the program is shut down and the rodents are then captured, before escaping to stop an evil villain from unleashing a system that will destroy all of humanity. The film is unique for having not only an A-list cast of actors who are part of the movie (Penelope Curz, Nicholas Cage and even Zach Galifianakis all star in the film), but also for it’s use of 3-D at the time. The movie has all the tropes of the spy thriller, from espionage to double crossing to even an over the top chase scene involving hamster balls! If you’re looking for a fun, yet thrilling spy film for the kids, you can’t go wrong with G-Force! Unfortunately, the film isn’t available on streaming services, so you may have to rely on Blu-Ray DVDs to watch them.
And these are our top picks for fun and awesome spy movies and tv shows suitable for kids and families! Watching all these movies and shows would definitely make you want to experience what it’s like to be a spy, right? Well, if you’re eager, why not check out Spy Game Junior, available at The Shore, Melaka.
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