Director: Seth Gordon

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson, Glenn Close

Back in Action is a 2025 American action-comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as two former CIA operatives whose carefully constructed civilian lives unravel when their covert pasts catch up with them in spectacularly chaotic fashion.

What is Back in Action about?

Emily and Matt have spent years building an ordinary suburban existence — raising two kids, holding down regular jobs, and keeping their intelligence-world history firmly buried. That quiet life ends abruptly when a chance encounter blows their cover and brings old enemies rushing back into the picture. Suddenly thrust back into a world of surveillance, deception, and high-stakes danger, the couple must dust off long-dormant skills while also managing the very real complications of family life. The film balances explosive set pieces with domestic comedy, leaning into the absurdity of parenting and spycraft coexisting.

Cast & crew

Cameron Diaz returns to screens after more than a decade away, reuniting with Jamie Foxx following their earlier work together. Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler anchor the supporting cast with authority, while Andrew Scott and Jamie Demetriou add sharp comedic texture. McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson play the couple's children, whose obliviousness to their parents' double lives provides much of the film's warmest humor.

Context & significance

For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Back in Action delivers exactly the kind of crowd-pleasing Hollywood entertainment that translates effortlessly across cultures — high energy, genuinely funny, and built around a duo with real chemistry. The spy-comedy genre has a long fan base among Iranian audiences who grew up watching American action films, and this one carries the added novelty of Cameron Diaz's highly anticipated comeback. Crucially, the film is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing, meaning viewers can enjoy every joke and exchange in their own language without missing a beat.

Where & how to watch

Back in Action is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your browser, TV دستگاه, or phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime.