The Spy Kids trilogy is a trilogy of family/action/adventure films written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez and beginning in 2001 and ending in 2003. They were about the children of a married spy couple who become involved in their parents' espionage. The rest of their family are also spies as well, including their uncle Machete (who supplies the OSS with gadgets) and grandparents. Even though the Spy Kids films are espionage-based, MSN Movies ranks the first film as the ninth best superhero movie to date, behind X-Men, Batman, Spider-Man, The Incredibles, Superman the Movie, Darkman, The Super Inframan, and Hellboy.[1] The first film was released on March 30, 2001. McDonalds' released Spy Kids toys in Happy Meals at the time the first movie was released. About ten years before the films are set, there was a period of enormous political turmoil. Fearless agents were recruited for espionage, fearing only enemy spies. The way Gregorio Cortez and Ingrid Avellan met is a...This information was automatically generated from Freebase article Spy Kids. You should replace/update it...