Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016)

A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

Director:

Greg Mottola

Writer:

Michael LeSieur

Stars:

Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zach Galifianakis	...	Jeff Gaffney
Isla Fisher	...	Karen Gaffney
Jon Hamm	...	Tim Jones
Gal Gadot	...	Natalie Jones
Patton Oswalt	...	Scorpion
Ming Zhao	...	Scorpion's Girlfriend
Matt Walsh	...	Dan Craverston
Maribeth Monroe	...	Meg Craverston
Michael Liu	...	Yang
Kevin Dunn	...	Carl Pronger
Dayo Abanikanda	...	Cool Man
Henry Boston	...	Patrick
Jack McQuaid	...	Mikey
Bobby Lee	...	Ricky Lu
Ying He	...	Mrs. Lu

Storyline

A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

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Plot Keywords:

woman wearing black lingerie | woman wearing a merry widow | uzi | sawed off shotgun | neighbor | 

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Taglines:

Every couple needs a little action.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, action/violence and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hebrew Mandarin

Release Date:

21 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Keeping Up with Jones

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,461,475, 23 October 2016, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,896,798, 23 December 2016

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$28,939,621, 26 December 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures,Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First cinema movie directed by Greg Mottola in around five years with his last theatrical feature film being Paul (2011).

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Goofs

The Jones' car has a New York plate, but the film takes place in Georgia. If they wanted to blend in and not blow their cover, they should have switched to a Georgia plate.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Jeff Gaffney: [hiding under a table during a shootout] I missed them.
Karen Gaffney: [ducks down beside him] Me too.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

FLUTE CONCERTO NO. 1 IN G MAJOR, K313 - III. RONDO. TEMPO DI MENUETTO
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Courtesy of De Wolfe Music

User Reviews

Has Some Fun Moments. What Else Did You Expect?

'Keeping Up with the Joneses' is a fair Spy-Comedy, that has some fun moments. Its got some laughs, despite all the silliness around. What else did you expect anyway?

'Keeping Up with the Joneses' Synopsis: A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher and Gal Gadot are the true strengths of 'Keeping Up with the Joneses'. Zach is happily stupid & raises some good laughs, Fisher is fabulous, Hamm is anything but a ham & Gadot is the hottest thing you'll see on the big screen in a long time. The 4 talented actors sportingly deliver in this predictable comedy, showing us their potential yet again.

Michael LeSieur's Screenplay is fair, with some hilarity in store, while Greg Mottola's Direction is satisfactory, at best.

On the whole, 'Keeping Up with the Joneses' is a great way to kill a dull afternoon.