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58% Critic Match
The Parole Officer
“Fighting crime the only way he knows how. Badly.”
5.8 / 10• 2001• 1h 33m•NR• English
CrimeComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Steve Coogan
Simon Garden
Lead
Lena Headey
Emma
Ben Miller
Colin
Om Puri
George
Steven Waddington
Jeff
Stephen Dillane
Inspector Burton
Emma Williams
Kirsty
John Henshaw
Cochran
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Duigan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Parole Officer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
