Central Intelligence

"Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson."

Jun 17 2016 PG-13 1h 47m
Action, Comedy, Crime

Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an unexpectedly thrilling turn when he's thrust into the world of international espionage.

Plot

Calvin Joyner was voted in high school the guy most likely to succeed. 20 years later he's an accountant. As his high school reunion approaches, he tries to make contact with his old schoolmates. And someone named Bob Stone contacts him. He says that he was known as Robbie Weirdicht in school. Calvin remembers that he was picked on, as a matter of fact after an extremely nasty prank he left school. They agree to meet and Calvin is surprised by how much he has changed. Bob asks Calvin to help him out. He says yes and the next thing he knows some men burst into his home. They're CIA, the one in charge is looking for Stone, she says he's a rogue agent. When they can't find Bob they leave. Later he approaches Calvin telling him, he is not a rogue agent, he's trying to find a person known as the Black Badger who is planning to sell some information that in the wrong hands can be disastrous. so he needs Calvin's help to stop him. Calvin's not sure whom he should believe.

Written by

Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, Rawson Marshall Thurber

Directed by

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Principato-Young Entertainment, Artists First, Perfect World Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, Bluegrass Films, New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
231,793
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
NA