A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother.
- Director
- Writers
- Sacha Baron Cohen(story by)
- Phil Johnston(story by)
- Peter Baynham(screenplay by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Sacha Baron Cohen(story by)
- Phil Johnston(story by)
- Peter Baynham(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 nominations
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- Peter Baynham(screenplay by)
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Storyline
MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot. —Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Taglines
- One secret agent. One complete idiot.
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- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong crude sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, language, and some drug use
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn an interview, Sacha Baron Cohen said of Donald Trump's appearance in the film: "Yeah, Donald, he loves my work," he sighs. "When I called him up, he was very excited. He worked for about a week; he was great. We gave him a wrap gift and he worked for minimum wage." He laughs. "No, (the footage [of Trump in the film]) wasn't real. We didn't get permission."
- GoofsWhen Nobby and Seb were taking a bath, the water level kept changing between camera shots.
- Quotes
Sebastian Graves: Trust you? Trust you? Because of you, the head of the World Health Organisation is dead and Harry Potter has AIDS. You managed to do in three seconds what Voldemort failed to do in eight movies!
- Crazy creditsContains both a mid-credit and post-credit scene.
- Alternate versionsThe British theatrical release reduced the amount of "crude humour" in order to obtain a 15 rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in La otra película: Agente Contrainteligente (2016)
Top review
Puerile comedy slapstick - I loved it!
I don't think I have ever written a review on IMDb before, but on this occasion, I feel I must.
Thank you, Mr Cohen for giving me the biggest belly laughs I've had from any film in years.
This film is comedy gold. Sure, the story-line is wafer-thin, but who cares? Although on this turn-out, this film is a bit of departure from Cohen's previous outings - less mockumentary and more narrative, but it is gag after gag - non-stop. My sides were hurting before the end of the first act.
Some of the other sourpuss reviews here miss the point. If I go to see a comedy, I'm not expecting an Oscar winning, thought-provoking drama. I want escapism. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief completely in exchange for a few good laughs.
This film delivers that in spades - and more.
For when a film causes you to bury your mouth in your elbow in fear of disturbing your fellow film-goers with your laughter, you know you're having a good time.
And that's all I want from a movie.
Thanks again, Mr. Cohen!
Thank you, Mr Cohen for giving me the biggest belly laughs I've had from any film in years.
This film is comedy gold. Sure, the story-line is wafer-thin, but who cares? Although on this turn-out, this film is a bit of departure from Cohen's previous outings - less mockumentary and more narrative, but it is gag after gag - non-stop. My sides were hurting before the end of the first act.
Some of the other sourpuss reviews here miss the point. If I go to see a comedy, I'm not expecting an Oscar winning, thought-provoking drama. I want escapism. I'm willing to suspend my disbelief completely in exchange for a few good laughs.
This film delivers that in spades - and more.
For when a film causes you to bury your mouth in your elbow in fear of disturbing your fellow film-goers with your laughter, you know you're having a good time.
And that's all I want from a movie.
Thanks again, Mr. Cohen!
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- iannicholson
- May 26, 2016
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- Also known as
- Brothers Grimsby
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,874,837
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,258,327
- Mar 13, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $27,979,040
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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