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The Parole Officer

R 2001 1h 33m Comedy List
57% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 63% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings
Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) is an honest but naive probation officer. When Simon witnesses a serious crime, he is unlucky enough to get framed for murder by a crooked cop. The only way he can prove his innocence is to break into a bank vault where the crucial evidence is stored. To do that, Simon must persuade the only three criminals he has successfully rehabilitated to return to their dishonest lives to help him rob the bank. Read More Read Less

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Caroline Westbrook Empire Magazine Combining all the best elements of home-grown rom-coms and gangster capers, this breathes fresh life into both genres. Rated: 4/5 Aug 10, 2001 Full Review Neil Smith BBC.com An intermittently hilarious vehicle for British TV star Steve Coogan. Rated: 3/5 Aug 9, 2001 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List A comic caper let down by low production values. What would be a fine Christmas TV special just does not have enough gloss for the big screen. Rated: 3/5 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Coogan um comediante excepcional - assim, mesmo trabalhando com um roteiro mediano (de sua prpria autoria), consegue arrancar algumas boas risadas. Rated: 3/5 Aug 11, 2004 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Typical middle of the road British comedy. Delivers its share of laughs but hardly memorable. Alright watch for a slow evening. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Entertainingly silly fun. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is good. I found it funny and I enjoyed it Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member * As a fan of Steve Coogan and his style of comedy, this was a decent film without ever being excellent. * Thought there was a believable amount of chemistry between Steve Coogan and Lena Headey, even though this was only really explored sparingly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Essa é comédia britânica estilo anos 80, mas foi filmada em 2001. Passou no SBT (TV aberta) essas noites, por conta do falecimento de Omar Shariff esse mês. Shariff participa pontualmente, pois o "astro" é Steve Coogan, quase um sócia de Steve Carrel, mas que depende mais de gags. Coogan, pode-se dizer, manda bem. http://cinetenisverde.com.br/um-agente-em-apuros/ Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review simon d Not the best of coogan's work but still ok. Some decent jokes but a very cheesy ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) is an honest but naive probation officer. When Simon witnesses a serious crime, he is unlucky enough to get framed for murder by a crooked cop. The only way he can prove his innocence is to break into a bank vault where the crucial evidence is stored. To do that, Simon must persuade the only three criminals he has successfully rehabilitated to return to their dishonest lives to help him rob the bank.
Director
John Duigan
Producer
Duncan Kenworthy, Andrew Macdonald, Callum McDougall
Screenwriter
Steve Coogan, Henry Normal
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Some Nudity|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround