The Parole Officer
Taste attributes: comedycrimebusinessdetectiverobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evil
"Fighting crime the only way he knows how. Badly."
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, original crime comedy: low-key and smart. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
5.9 /10
TMDB · 76 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DNA Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
