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Observe and Report (2009)

Observe and Report poster
Directed by
Jody Hill
Genre
drama film, comedy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 753 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mall security guard with delusions of grandeur and serious mental health issues sees himself as a vigilante. He chases a flasher in his mall while also trying to get into the police academy.

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What happens

Observe and Report is a 2009 American dark comedy and crime comedy film written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, and Ray Liotta. It follows a mentally unstable vigilante mall cop who attempts to join the police academy and pursues a flasher tormenting female visitors to the mall where he works. It premiered at SXSW on March 16, 2009 and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 10, 2009, and received mixed reviews from critics, while it grossed $27 million against an $18 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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