The Union (2024) — Spy Comedy Meets Blue-Collar Charm



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  • Director: Julian Farino

  • Screenplay: Joe Barton & David Guggenheim

  • Release Date: August 16, 2024 on Netflix
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  • Runtime / Rating: 107 minutes, PG‑13
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Main Cast

  • Mark Wahlberg as Mike McKenna, a Jersey construction worker turned reluctant spy

  • Halle Berry as Roxanne Hall, his high school sweetheart and covert agent

  • J.K. Simmons as Tom Brennan, head of "The Union" intelligence organization

  • Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye‑Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, and Jackie Earle Haley in supporting roles
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Mike is pulled back into his ex Roxanne’s life and recruited into "The Union"—a clandestine working-class spy agency. He must recover a stolen intelligence file in a whirlwind mission across Europe, despite no spy training.
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  • Wahlberg and Berry bring solid chemistry and charisma, especially during action and flirtatious scenes
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  • Visually polished—decent car chases and fight sequences in locations like London and Slovenia
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