Movie · 2025 · Action, Comedy · 1h 46m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.5/10 (42K ratings)
Deck the halls, dodge the bad guys.
Overview
Now that Dan's assassin days are behind him, all he wants for Christmas is quality time with his kids. But when he learns his daughter has her own plans, he books a family trip to London—putting them all in the crosshairs of an unexpected enemy.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.5/10
IMDb: 5.6/10
Letterboxd: 2.34/5
Metacritic: 38
TMDB: 6.6/10
Director
Simon Cellan Jones
Production
Skydance Media, Municipal Pictures
Cast
Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Kit Harington, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Theodore Lindsey, Peter Lindsey, Reda Elazouar, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Daisy Tormé, Paul Besterman, Lucy Newman-Williams, Ryan Wilson, Patrick Cavanaugh, Joshua Broadstone, Kiziana Jean-Louis, Gigi Burgdorf, Jennifer K Preston, Glenn Wrage
Where to watch
Apple TV Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A lightweight holiday action-comedy sequel with a familiar spy-dad premise, but the consensus points to thin writing, recycled beats, and only sporadic laughs or action. It may work as low-stakes background entertainment, but it does not sound sharp enough to justify a priority watch.
Best for
Viewers who want easy, undemanding Christmas-season streaming fare
Fans of family-centered action-comedies who are tolerant of formula
People looking for a few mild chuckles and glossy globe-trotting escapism
Skip if
You want tightly written comedy or inventive action
You are tired of the ‘secret past disrupts family vacation’ setup
You prefer films with stronger villains, stakes, or emotional payoff
Overview
The Family Plan 2 leans hard on the same broad appeal as the first film: a suburban dad with a dangerous past, a family trip gone sideways, and action beats designed to be more amusing than intense. The London setting and holiday framing give it a bit of seasonal sheen, but the premise is still built on familiar, well-worn machinery.
Worth noting
What seems to hold it back is execution. The reviews suggest the action is occasionally competent, but the comedy lands inconsistently and the script doesn’t add much beyond the setup. It sounds like the kind of sequel that keeps moving without ever sharpening its ideas.
Bottom line
If you’re in the mood for a disposable, family-friendly spy romp, it may pass the time. But for most viewers, there are better action-comedies and better Christmas-adjacent crowd-pleasers that deliver more energy, wit, and personality.
Top Letterboxd reviews
JoshuaCaine (2.5★) · 392 likes
If I saw my wife flirting with a shredded wet Moroccan dude who just came out the shower then imma have to start flirting with him too to make everyone uncomfortable
Edvin Karelius (2★) · 350 likes
Looking forward to the evil cousin in the third movie
davidehrlich (1★) · 341 likes
Poor Michelle Monaghan. Just when it seemed like she had found true love, it turned out that her fiancé was a not-so-retired IMF super spy who was existentially incapable of leaving his old life behind. And when that relationship didn’t work out (something to do with the demands of saving the world and everyone in it), she rebounded by starting a life with a Buffalo used car salesman who — shortly after the birth of their third child together —… more Poor Michelle Monaghan. Just when it seemed like she had found true love, it turned out that her fiancé was a not-so-retired IMF super spy who was existentially incapable of leaving his old life behind. And when that relationship didn’t work out (something to do with the demands of saving the world and everyone in it), she rebounded by starting a life with a Buffalo used car salesman who — shortly after the birth of their third child together —… more
Kylo (3★) · 225 likes
There’s no way London police ever stood a chance against Marky Mark robbing a bank in broad daylight with his whole family in tow.