The Parole Officer

R

2001

1h 33m

Comedy

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57%

7 Reviews

Tomatometer

63%

5,000+ Ratings

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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.

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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

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Entertainingly silly fun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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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

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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

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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

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John Duigan

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Steve Coogan

Simon Garden

Lena Headey

Emma

Stephen Dillane

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Steven Waddington

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Caroline Westbrook

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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

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

An intermittently hilarious vehicle for British TV star Steve Coogan.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 9, 2001

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2005

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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

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2002

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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
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