Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- propulsive
- action movie night
- buddy comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's mismatched leads unable to overcome a generic, predictable, overstuffed screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Veteran CIA operative Oakes must train and deploy the inexperienced Jake Hayes in place of his murdered twin.
Jake's fast-talking hustler persona repeatedly clashes with Oakes's disciplined CIA professionalism.
Jake must rescue his kidnapped fiancée while preventing a nuclear terrorist attack on New York City.
Jake discovers he has an identical CIA-agent twin and is recruited to impersonate him after his death.
Films like Bad Company, and why
48 Hrs.
shared mismatched-partners action comedy, espionage premise, and bantering interracial duo
Rush Hour
shared buddy-action formula, undercover identity, comic friction, and terrorist threat
The Man Who Knew Too Little
shared spy comedy tone, mistaken identity, improvised agent, and urban terrorist plot
The Sum of All Fears
shared high-concept espionage action, family or personal stakes, and glossy blockbuster production
Movie Details
- Director
- Joel Schumacher
- Release Date
- 2002-06-07
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (890)
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- Chris Rock
- Gabriel Macht
- Peter Stormare
- John Slattery
- Kerry Washington
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Brooke Smith
- Irma P. Hall
- Matthew Marsh
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Bad Company about?
- An irreverent hustler impersonates his murdered CIA twin and races through a dangerous undercover mission to save his fiancée and New York.
- What is Bad Company like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bad Company as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Bad Company violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Bad Company as moderate.
- What did critics think of Bad Company?
- Critics broadly found the film's mismatched leads unable to overcome a generic, predictable, overstuffed screenplay.
- Which films are like Bad Company?
- Films with a similar feel include 48 Hrs., Rush Hour, The Man Who Knew Too Little, and The Sum of All Fears.
- How long is Bad Company?
- Bad Company runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bad Company?
- In United States, Bad Company streams on fuboTV.
