Back in Action vs Detective Chen 2
Detective Chen 2 has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.5/10 for Back in Action). Back in Action is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are action, comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Back in Action
Detective Chen 2| Back in Action | Detective Chen 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 54m | – |
| Genres | Action, Comedy | Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Seth Gordon | Ashton Chen |
| Main cast | Andrew Scott, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Glenn Close | Ashton Chen, Norman Tsui Siu-Keung, Yan Jie, Chunyu Shanshan, Liu Tianzuo |
Synopsis
Back in Action
Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
Detective Chen 2
In 1930s Shanghai, a wrongly accused hero escapes death row and unravels a deadly conspiracy, battling enemies and uncovering a foreign plot that threatens his nation.
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