Romantic drama

Bad Company (2001): Ratings, Box Office, Plot & Where to Watch

Name: Bad Company
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2001-02-09
Duration: 1 h 38 min

Bad Company is a 2001 romantic drama directed by Jean-Pierre Améris. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $66.2 million worldwide on a $70 million budget. Critics gave it 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and 70 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10. Rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

IMDb rating: 5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 10%
worldwide gross: $66.2M
Metascore: 70

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Released: February 9, 2001
Runtime: 1h 38m (98 min)
Director: Jean-Pierre Améris
Genres: Drama , Romance
Original language: English
Studio: Pyramide Distribution
Budget: $70M
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Bad Company About?

The premise of Bad Company without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A covert CIA operative dies unexpectedly, forcing the agency to turn his identical twin brother, a seemingly ordinary man, into a substitute agent. With time running out, they must rapidly train Jake to handle a dangerous, top-secret mission. The situation leads to chaotic and humorous moments as he navigates the challenges of becoming a skilled agent while racing to avert a potential global crisis.

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Where to watch

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The Director of Bad Company

Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris.

Director Jean-Pierre Améris

Ratings

Bad Company Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Bad Company 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and 70 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.

IMDb

5.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

10% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 35%
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Metacritic

70 Metascore

User score 5.1
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TMDB

55% User score
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Plot

Bad Company Plot Summary

What happens in Bad Company from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

When a critical mission to recover a stolen suitcase bomb goes horribly awry, CIA agent Kevin Pope, played by Chris Rock, meets his untimely demise. Operating undercover as an antiquities dealer under the alias Michael Turner, his untimely death sets off a chain reaction. In a bid to salvage the operation, the CIA learns of Pope’s twin brother, Jake Hayes, also portrayed by Chris Rock, who was separated at birth when their mother tragically passed away during childbirth. As a result of a severe lung infection, doctors initially deemed Hayes unlikely to survive, leading to the fateful separation.

Full summary

The whole story of Bad Company, scene by scene

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Timeline of events

Box office

Bad Company Box Office & Budget

Bad Company grossed $66.2 million worldwide on a $70 million budget, 95% of what it cost. $30.2 million came from the US and Canada and $36 million (54%) from the rest of the world.

2001 box office

Worldwide gross

$66.2M

95% of its budget back