Observe and Report

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Observe and Report

R

Released Apr 10, 2009

1h 26m

Comedy

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As head of security at the Forest Ridge Mall, Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) takes his job very seriously, enforcing mall rules with an iron fist. When a flasher strikes Forest Ridge, Ronnie sees a chance to display his unappreciated cop skills and bring the felon to justice, and, at the same time, impress his dream girl (Anna Faris) and win a coveted spot at the police academy.

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Critics Consensus

Though it has a mean streak, and does not cater to all tastes, Observe and Report has gut-busting laughs and a fully committed Seth Rogen in irresistible form.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

More than once, writer-director Jody Hill teases out the slippy, gray area between a subversive gross-out gag and something unsettlingly misogynist. He wants to push buttons, and he's talented enough to get away with it.

Apr 10, 2019

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: C

Feb 18, 2012

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The film’s tone is somewhere between Napoleon Dynamite and Taxi Driver, in an unexpected and clever way.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 1, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

In-your-face and out-of-control, but very wickedly funny.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Seth Rogen gives what is easily the best performance of his career.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 18, 2020

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James B

i nice hard R film with bad language violence and nudity its stupid but i did laugh clever dialogue seth rogans unstable character is a neat idea worth seeing but its pretty silly

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Larry K

Another Seth Rogen masterpiece

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/23

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John A

Very akin to the other 2000's comedy 'Hot Rod'. Seth Rogen paired with Jody Hill seems to make for an interestingly compelling and funny romp.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/27/23

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cbcguy

Drags at a lot of parts but gets very over the top in the third act which bumped the score up a little

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/24/23

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Bryan B

Not the best movie ever made of course, but there are some absolutely hilarious moments and Seth Rogen is fantastic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/23

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Sean R

Great underrated Jody Hill film . If you liked any of his other stuff, it's a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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Synopsis

As head of security at the Forest Ridge Mall, Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) takes his job very seriously, enforcing mall rules with an iron fist. When a flasher strikes Forest Ridge, Ronnie sees a chance to display his unappreciated cop skills and bring the felon to justice, and, at the same time, impress his dream girl (Anna Faris) and win a coveted spot at the police academy.

Director: Jody Hill
Producer: Donald De Line
Screenwriter: Jody Hill
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: De Line Pictures
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.0M
Runtime: 1h 26m

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