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See Spot Run

2001 · 94 min

A silly, good-natured romp with slapstick dog antics and a sweet bond that keeps it easy and forgettable.

Directed by
John Whitesell
Genres
Family, Comedy, Action
Tagline
The Smart One Isn't Wearing Any Pants.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
John Whitesell
Genres
Family, Comedy, Action
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • friendship
  • crime
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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