Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- lighthearted movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found it a marginal improvement over its predecessor but still too dependent on broad, tired spy spoofing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Johnny English repeatedly approaches intelligence work with misplaced confidence, producing slapstick failures and accidental successes.
The film uses secret agencies, high-tech gadgets, international assassins, heads-of-state danger, and a conspiracy plot as comic material.
English returns from years off the grid with one chance to restore his standing as an intelligence officer.
MI7's formal intelligence operation depends on English despite his disastrous methods and unconventional field behavior.
Films like Johnny English Reborn, and why
Johnny English
broad spy spoofing, incompetent secret-agent protagonist, slapstick action, and gadget-driven international conspiracy
Get Smart
comic espionage, absurd gadgets, mistaken competence, and playful Bond-inspired action
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
British spy parody, eccentric agent behavior, broad physical comedy, and world-saving stakes
The Tuxedo
action-comedy espionage, farcical undercover missions, and an unlikely protagonist facing global danger
Movie Details
- Director
- Oliver Parker
- Release Date
- 2011-09-15
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (3686)
Cast
- Rowan Atkinson
- Gillian Anderson
- Dominic West
- Rosamund Pike
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Tim McInnerny
- Richard Schiff
- Burn Gorman
- Roger Barclay
- Eric Carte
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 Johnny English Reborn about?
- A disastrously self-assured British agent returns from exile to foil an international assassination plot through gadgets, blunders, and improbable ingenuity.
- What is Johnny English Reborn like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Johnny English Reborn as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Johnny English Reborn violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Johnny English Reborn as mild.
- What did critics think of Johnny English Reborn?
- Critics generally found it a marginal improvement over its predecessor but still too dependent on broad, tired spy spoofing.
- Which films are like Johnny English Reborn?
- Films with a similar feel include Johnny English, Get Smart, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, and The Tuxedo.
- How long is Johnny English Reborn?
- Johnny English Reborn runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Johnny English Reborn?
- In United States, Johnny English Reborn is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
