Central Intelligence

This article is about the film. For the agency itself, see Central Intelligence Agency.

Central Intelligence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRawson Marshall Thurber
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Ike Barinholtz
  • David Stassen
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited by
  • Mike Sale
  • Brian Olds
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[2]
Box office$217 million[3]

Central Intelligence is a 2016 American buddy action comedy film directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and written by Thurber, Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart as two old high school classmates who go on the run after one of them joins the CIA to save the world from a terrorist who intends to sell satellite codes.

The film premiered in Los Angeles on June 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 17, 2016. Central Intelligence received praise from critics for Johnson and Hart's performances but criticism for the script, and was commercially successful, grossing over $217 million worldwide against its $60 million budget.[4]

  1. ^ "Central Intelligence (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "'Finding Dory' To Have Shark-Size Appetite At Weekend B.O.; Second Best Opening This Summer After 'Civil War' – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. June 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Central Intelligence (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "'Central Intelligence' Review Roundup: Critics Think Dwayne Johnson & Kevin Hart Have Chemistry, But Script Lacks". IndieWire.com. June 16, 2016.