See Spot Run
Seen it?2001 | 94 min | Family, Comedy, Action, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 23% on Rotten Tomatoes and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
23% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 47K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Whitesell
- David ArquetteGordon
- Leslie BibbStephanie
- Michael Clarke DuncanMurdoch
- Angus T. JonesJames
- Anthony AndersonBenny
- Paul SorvinoSonny Talia
- Joe ViterelliGino
- Steve SchirripaArliss
- Kim HawthorneCassavettes
- Kavan SmithRicky