The Parole Officer

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The Parole Officer

R

2001

1h 33m

Comedy

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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.

Caroline Westbrook

Empire Magazine

08/10/2001

4/5

Combining all the best elements of home-grown rom-coms and gangster capers, this breathes fresh life into both genres.

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

08/09/2001

3/5

An intermittently hilarious vehicle for British TV star Steve Coogan.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

04/16/2019

3/5

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.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/26/2005

2/5

Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

08/11/2004

3/5

Coogan um comediante excepcional - assim, mesmo trabalhando com um roteiro mediano (de sua prpria autoria), consegue arrancar algumas boas risadas.

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

10/30/2002

3/5

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 19

Funny in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Some Sexual Content, Some Nudity and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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09/02/2018

Typical middle of the road British comedy. Delivers its share of laughs but hardly memorable. Alright watch for a slow evening.

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08/19/2018

Entertainingly silly fun.

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03/18/2017

This is good. I found it funny and I enjoyed it

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08/30/2015

* 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.

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07/14/2015

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/

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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