Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- playful
- date night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the talented cast and promising suburban-spy premise were undermined by a stale, witless, and largely unfunny script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Gaffneys' neighborhood life is disrupted when their polished new neighbors are revealed to be government spies.
Tim and Karen become suspicious of the Joneses while the neighbors' glamorous domestic image masks their intelligence work.
The film places an ordinary suburban couple inside an international espionage plot, using neighborhood curiosity as the entry point.
The plot uses a seemingly ideal suburban neighborhood as the setting for government spies, surveillance, and action set pieces.
Films like Keeping Up with the Joneses, and why
The Spy Who Dumped Me
shares the suburban setting, fish out of water premise, espionage complications, and broad action comedy tone
True Lies
shares the suburban domestic setting, undercover spies, comic misunderstandings, and accessible action-comedy structure
Central Intelligence
shares the contrast between ordinary family life and covert espionage, with brisk action and comic set pieces
Movie Details
- Director
- Greg Mottola
- Release Date
- 2016-10-20
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2196)
Cast
- Jon Hamm
- Isla Fisher
- Zach Galifianakis
- Gal Gadot
- Patton Oswalt
- Matt Walsh
- Maribeth Monroe
- Kevin Dunn
- Jona Xiao
- Ming Zhao
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Keeping Up with the Joneses about?
- An ordinary suburban couple’s curiosity about their dazzling new neighbors pulls them into a dangerous and comedic world of international espionage.
- What is Keeping Up with the Joneses like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Keeping Up with the Joneses as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Keeping Up with the Joneses violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Keeping Up with the Joneses as mild.
- What did critics think of Keeping Up with the Joneses?
- Critics broadly agreed that the talented cast and promising suburban-spy premise were undermined by a stale, witless, and largely unfunny script.
- Which films are like Keeping Up with the Joneses?
- Films with a similar feel include The Spy Who Dumped Me, True Lies, and Central Intelligence.
- How long is Keeping Up with the Joneses?
- Keeping Up with the Joneses runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Keeping Up with the Joneses?
- In United States, Keeping Up with the Joneses is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
