The Parole Officer

The Parole Officer

Fighting crime the only way he knows how. Badly.

2001 · 93 min · ★ 5.8 · Crime, Comedy

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.

Directed by John Duigan · Written by Henry Normal

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