If Looks Could Kill

If Looks Could Kill

He's having the adventure of someone else's life.

Directed by William Dear

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

199188 min6.1 / 10

A lighthearted spy-comedy spoof where a high-school student is mistaken for a secret agent and thrust into a globe-trotting adventure filled with gadgets, gags, and James Bond parody.

Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?

Questions people ask

  • Is If Looks Could Kill sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Does If Looks Could Kill end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is If Looks Could Kill easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is If Looks Could Kill scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is If Looks Could Kill violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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