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{{short description|2003 spy action comedy film by Peter Howitt}}
{{About|the British-American film of 2003|the series|Johnny English (franchise)|people named John English|John English (disambiguation){{!}}John English}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Johnny English
| image          = Johnny English movie.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Peter Howitt]]
| producer       = [[Tim Bevan]]<br />[[Eric Fellner]]<br />[[Mark Huffam]]
| writer         = [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis<br />Robert Wade]]<br />[[William Davies (screenwriter)|William Davies]]
| starring       = [[Rowan Atkinson]]<br />[[Natalie Imbruglia]]<br />[[Ben Miller]]<br />[[John Malkovich]]
| music          = [[Edward Shearmur]]
| cinematography = [[Remi Adefarasin]]
| editing        = [[Robin Sales]]
| studio         = [[StudioCanal]]<br />[[Working Title Films]]
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[Universal Pictures]]<br />(International)
* [[BAC Films|Mars Distribution]]<br />(France)<ref>{{cite web|title=Film #20314: Johnny English|work=[[Lumiere (website)|Lumiere]]|access-date=11 April 2021|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=20314}}</ref>
}}
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|4|11|United Kingdom|2003|7|18|United States}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=johnnyenglish.htm |title=Johnny English (2003) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=13 January 2009}}</ref>
| country        = United Kingdom<ref name="country">{{cite news |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190280/Film-review-Johnny-English-fires-wildly-but-mostly-misses-comic-targets.html |title=Film review: 'Johnny English' fires wildly, but mostly misses comic targets |last=Lemire |first=Christy |work=[[Deseret News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=21 October 2011 |access-date=22 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204062626/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700190280/Film-review-Johnny-English-fires-wildly-but-mostly-misses-comic-targets.html |archive-date=4 December 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <br /> France<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87cbef28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009211128/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b87cbef28|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2020|title=Johnny English (2003)|website=BFI|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><br />United States<ref name="BFI"/>
| language       = English
| budget         = $40 million<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>
| gross          = $160.5 million<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>
}}
'''''Johnny English''''' is a 2003 [[Spy film|spy]] [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Peter Howitt]] and written by [[Neal Purvis and Robert Wade|Neal Purvis, Robert Wade]] and [[William Davies (screenwriter)|William Davies]]. It is a British-French venture produced by [[StudioCanal]] and [[Working Title Films]], and distributed by [[Universal Pictures]].

Starring [[Rowan Atkinson]] in the title role along with [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Ben Miller]] and [[John Malkovich]], it is the first instalment of the [[Johnny English (film series)|''Johnny English'' film series]] and serves as a parody and homage to the spy genre, mainly the [[James Bond]] film series, as well as Atkinson's [[Mr. Bean (character)|Mr. Bean]] character. The character is also related to Atkinson's bumbling spy character from a series of adverts in the United Kingdom for [[Barclaycard]] in the 1990s.

Released theatrically in the United States on 18 July 2003, the film met with mixed reviews from critics but was commercially successful and grossed $160 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million.<ref name="boxofficemojo"/> The film was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on 11 April 2003 and topped the country's box office for the next three weekends, before being overtaken by ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20030411|title=Weekend box office 11th April 2003 - 13th April 2003|publisher=25thframe.co.uk|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20030418|title=Weekend box office 18th April 2003 - 20th April 2003|publisher=25thframe.co.uk|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.25thframe.co.uk/charts/chart.php?chart=20030425|title=Weekend box office 25th April 2003 - 27th April 2003|publisher=25thframe.co.uk|access-date=30 December 2016}}</ref> It was followed by two sequels, ''[[Johnny English Reborn]]'' (2011) and ''[[Johnny English Strikes Again]]'' (2018).