If you loved 50 First Dates, try My Spy

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. My Spy has roughly 5.6× fewer votes than 50 First Dates — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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50 First Dates

2004 · dir. Peter Segal

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My Spy

2020 · dir. Peter Segal

What they share

Both films are directed by Peter Segal, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to 50 First Dates, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

cozyplayful

What My Spy is

For those who feel too much Jason Bourne clogs up the multiplex. A spy crosses paths with a canny child who threatens to blow his cover and his mission. It is said that Dave Bautista can do comedy, and this is a film.

If you loved 50 First Dates, try My Spy

50 First Dates

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What they share

What My Spy is

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