The Trouble with Spies

The Trouble with Spies

The most bumbling secret agent ever to hold a gun.

Directed by Burt Kennedy

Produced by Brigade Productions, HBO Films

198791 min4.7 / 10

A lighthearted spy comedy parody built on bumbling incompetence and ensemble hotel hijinks rather than genuine danger or intrigue.

George Trent, a British spy, has gone incommunicado in Ibiza. Appleton Porter (Donald Sutherland) is sent to find out what happened to Trent. Porter settles into a small hotel with several busybody guests. He probes them for information about Trent, their former neighbor. Meanwhile, the spy survives several attempts on his life as he attempts to solve the mystery.

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  • Is The Trouble with Spies sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is The Trouble with Spies easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Trouble with Spies end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Trouble with Spies violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is The Trouble with Spies scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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