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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...

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The film is about an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents.

The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...
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* BattleCouple: The Joneses.

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* BattleCouple: The Joneses.Joneses, being super spies and all.
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The mic was in Jeff's tie; a tracking device was in Karen's shoes.


* SpeedSex: Jeff and Karen before the rendez-vous at the hotel. While Tim is listening to them through the microphone in Karen's shoes.

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* SpeedSex: Jeff and Karen before the rendez-vous at the hotel. While Tim is listening to them through the microphone in Karen's shoes.Jeff's tie.
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* SpyCouple: Tim and Natalie Jones are spies, and they're "married" for cover. They still have a genuine relation.

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* SpyCouple: Tim and Natalie Jones are spies, and they're "married" for cover. They still have a genuine love relation.
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* MasochistsMeal: Unless that snake restaurant is really of your taste.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The Gaffneys blow the Joneses' cover over the course of the film, but the day is still saved. Then they go to Morocco on holidays... and they bump into the Joneses again, and inadvertently blow their cover ''again''. Tim has a sigh, tells a {{blatant lie}}s to the Gaffneys (about their cover not being blow) and a gunfight ensues between the Joneses and fez-wearing enemies.

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* HereWeGoAgain: The Gaffneys blow the Joneses' cover over the course of the film, but the day is still saved. Then they go to Morocco on holidays... and they bump into the Joneses again, and inadvertently blow their cover ''again''. Tim has a sigh, tells a {{blatant lie}}s lie|s}} to the Gaffneys (about their cover not being blow) and a gunfight ensues between the Joneses and fez-wearing enemies.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The Gaffneys blow the Joneses' cover over the course of the film, but the day is still saved. Then they go to Morocco on holidays... and they bump into the Joneses again, and inadvertently blow their cover ''again''.

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* HereWeGoAgain: The Gaffneys blow the Joneses' cover over the course of the film, but the day is still saved. Then they go to Morocco on holidays... and they bump into the Joneses again, and inadvertently blow their cover ''again''. Tim has a sigh, tells a {{blatant lie}}s to the Gaffneys (about their cover not being blow) and a gunfight ensues between the Joneses and fez-wearing enemies.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The Gaffneys blow the Joneses' cover over the course of the film, but the day is still saved. Then they go to Morocco on holidays... and they bump into the Joneses again, and inadvertently blow their cover ''again''.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: The dreaded international arms dealer Scorpion turns out to be a former MBI employee named Bruce Springstine.
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The film is about a suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...

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The film is about a an average suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) --, who suspect their new charming and glamorous neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) --, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...
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* SpyFiction: Both "Martini" (the Joneses being rather hot and glamorous) and "Bathtub Gin Flavored" (heavy involvement of civilians, the Gaffneys here).
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* BadassIsraeli: It turns out Natalie is not Greek but Israeli. And she's undeniably badass.

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* BadassIsraeli: It turns out Natalie is not Greek but Israeli. And she's Israeli, and an ex-UsefulNotes/{{Mossad}} agent to boot. She's undeniably badass.
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* BoobyTrap: The Scorpion has put explosives in the Joneses' home. Tim notices it (too late) when touching a wire with his foot... Luckily, he and Natalie have just enough time to jump through the window.

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* BoobyTrap: The Scorpion has put explosives in the Joneses' home. Tim notices it (too late) when touching a wire with his foot... Luckily, he He and Natalie then have just enough time to jump through the window.
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The film is about a suburban couple, Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, who suspect their new charming neighbors, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...

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The film is about a suburban couple, the Gaffneys -- Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, --, who suspect their new charming neighbors, the Joneses -- Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, --, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions in related to this trope (the film treats this as UnfortunateNames). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions in related to this trope (the film treats this as UnfortunateNames).somewhat like an {{Unfortunate Name|s}}). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "Bruce Springstine", which raises questions in related to this trope (the film treats this as UnfortunateNames). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "Bruce Springstine", "[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Bruce Springstine]]", which raises questions in related to this trope (the film treats this as UnfortunateNames). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The Scorpion's real name is "Bruce Springstine", which raises questions in related to this trope (the film treats this as UnfortunateNames). One of his henchmen even asks if it's the reason he has to call him "The Boss", to which he answers it's just "Boss".
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* FakeOutMakeOut: When both the Gaffneys and the Joneses are captured by the bad guys, Karen takes a knife and pretends to be attracted to Natalie then ''kisses her'' to hand the knife over to her and save the day. It's a non-disguise variant, but it's still used to fool the enemy.

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* FakeOutMakeOut: When both the Gaffneys and the Joneses are captured by the bad guys, Scorpion, Karen takes a knife and pretends to be attracted to Natalie then ''kisses her'' to hand the knife over to her and save the day. It's a non-disguise variant, but it's still used to fool the enemy.
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* BoobyTrap: The Scorpion has put explosives in the Joneses' home. Tim notices it (too late) when touching a wire with his foot... Luckily, he and Natalie have just enough time to jump through the window.
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* MrSmith: "Jones" is a pretty common name. It is not known if it is Tim's real surname or a fake one.

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* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: Jeff and Karen have a meeting with Carl to expose the Joneses, and Karl gets shot in the head by a sniper. The Joneses then come to their rescue, asking them to get in their car, and a chase ensues.



* MoodWhiplash: The film is mostly comedic... until shit gets real when Jeff's boss gets shot in the head.

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* MoodWhiplash: The film is mostly comedic... until shit gets real when Jeff's boss Carl gets shot in the head.
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* GunsAkimbo: Natalie uses two guns to shoot at the biker {{mooks}} during the chase. And both Tim and Natalie fire two guns against the fez-wearing mooks in Morocco at the end.

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* GunsAkimbo: Natalie uses two guns to shoot at the biker {{mooks}} during the chase. And both Tim and Natalie fire two guns akimbo against the fez-wearing mooks in Morocco at the end.
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* AssShove: How Dan apparently smuggles the microchips out of the MBI...

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* AssShove: How Dan apparently smuggles smuggled the microchips out of the MBI...

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* AssShove: How the microchips were smuggled out of the MBI...

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* AssShove: How Dan apparently smuggles the microchips were smuggled out of the MBI...


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* ColdBloodedTorture: Natalie intends to torture Dan by [[GroinAttack frying his testicles with a blowtorch]]. Jeff prevents her from doing so by discussing with Dan instead.
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''Keeping Up with the Joneses'' is a 2016 {{spy|fiction}} comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Michael [=LeSieur=].

The film is about a suburban couple, Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, who suspect their new neighbors, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...

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''Keeping Up with the Joneses'' is a 2016 {{spy|fiction}} action comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Michael [=LeSieur=].

The film is about a suburban couple, Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, who suspect their new charming neighbors, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, are actually secret agents. The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...
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The film is about a suburban couple, Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, who suspect their new neighbors, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, are actually secret agents. They are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...

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The film is about a suburban couple, Jeff (Zach Galifianakis) and Karen (Creator/IslaFisher) Gaffney, who suspect their new neighbors, Tim (Creator/JonHamm) and Natalie (Creator/GalGadot) Jones, are actually secret agents. They The Gaffneys are proven right, and ''much'' trouble ensues...
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* FakeOutMakeOut: When both the Gaffneys and the Joneses are captured by the bad guys, Karen takes a knife and pretends to be attracted to Natalie then ''kisses her'' to hand the knife over to her and save the day. It's a non-disguise variant, but it's still used to fool the enemy.
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* TheKlutz: Jeff and Karen are ''very'' clumsy people.

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