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Johnny English

PG

Released Jul 18, 2003

1h 26m

Comedy

Action

List

33%

122 Reviews

Tomatometer

51%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich), a villain intent on stealing Britain's Crown Jewels, has murdered the country's top undercover agents, and mediocre spy Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is ordered to prevent further mayhem. But even with help from quick-thinking sidekick Bough (Ben Miller), the goofy agent lands himself in one precarious situation after another. Only when he meets up with Interpol crime-fighter Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia) is Johnny able to chip away at Pascal's defenses.

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Critics Consensus

A tame spy spoof that elicits infrequent chuckles.

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Sheila Norman-Culp

Associated Press

The movie is silly, silly, silly -- and proud of it. There's a good chance you will be giggling helplessly at some point in Johnny English, and 7- to 14-year-olds will be giddy throughout.

Jan 18, 2018

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Nell Minow

Beliefnet

The spy parts aren't exciting enough and the funny parts aren't funny enough.

Rated: C

Oct 20, 2011

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Scott Von Doviak

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Inept and painfully unfunny.

Aug 7, 2003

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Johnny English comes up criminally short on laughs, using up its best moments in the trailer.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 26, 2023

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Right down there with the worst of Peter Sellers' Pink Panther quickies.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 17, 2020

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Johnny English is more I Spy than the genuine genius of Austin Powers. It ain't great, but it's funny because he's funny.

Rated: C+

Jan 3, 2018

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Lucas J

Absoluteley hilarious

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Huub B

Fun movie with sometimes maybe a bit too much fun but very enjoyable!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Behnam T

only recently discovered the bad review for this franchise. this alone has made me sign up and review myself. it's deluxe and hilarious i love these films

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Yudha S

Good Enough Rating : 7/10 Almost Good Follow my Instagram : @yudhasatria955

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Israel N

The film is good at what it proposes, I thought it was funny but there are moments that are just embarrassing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

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Gortee U

The movie got some chukels here and there but it other jokes was just meh. The main problem i find from this movie that i could eazealy guest the jokes, i even guested one joke for the end of the movie at the middle. To summiries the movie was alright i guess

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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Peter Howitt

Director

Rowan Atkinson

Johnny English

John Malkovich

Pascal Sauvage

Natalie Imbruglia

Lorna Campbell

Ben Miller

Bough

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Synopsis

Pascal Sauvage (John Malkovich), a villain intent on stealing Britain's Crown Jewels, has murdered the country's top undercover agents, and mediocre spy Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson) is ordered to prevent further mayhem. But even with help from quick-thinking sidekick Bough (Ben Miller), the goofy agent lands himself in one precarious situation after another. Only when he meets up with Interpol crime-fighter Lorna Campbell (Natalie Imbruglia) is Johnny able to chip away at Pascal's defenses.

Director: Peter Howitt
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Will Davies
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Le Studio Canal +, Working Title Films
Rating: PG (Language|Comic Nudity|Some Crude Humor)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.0M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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