Observe and Report
2009 · Movie · R · 86 min · ★ 5.4 · 53% critics
A mall security guard with big ambitions takes charge when a flasher starts targeting shoppers. As the pressure mounts and the case slips out of his control, a hard-edged detective steps in, pushing the situation into darker, stranger territory than anyone expects.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-04-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (748 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a short, pitch-black comedy with crude humor, uneasy moments, and a main character who’s hard to look away from; Not for you if you want light, feel-good laughs like God Bless America.
Pros: dark, memorable laughs; offbeat characters; surprising psychological edge | Cons: crude and uncomfortable; uneven tone shifts; disturbing moments
Themes
- robbery
- dark comedy
- unrequited love
- security guard
- mall
Cast & crew
Seth Rogen
as Ronnie Barnhardt
Ray Liotta
as Detective Harrison
Anna Faris
as Brandi
Michael Peña
as Dennis
Dan Bakkedahl
as Mark
Jesse Plemons
as Charles
John Yuan
as John Yuen
Matt Yuan
as Matt Yuen
Celia Weston
as Mom
Collette Wolfe
as Nell
Directed by Jody Hill