Observe and Report
5.8
“Right now, the world needs a hero.”
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.
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Cast
50 people
Seth Rogen
Ronnie Barnhardt
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Lauren Miller
Girl Employee
Ray Liotta
Detective Harrison
Known for
GoodFellas
Identity
Anna Faris
Brandi
Known for
Scary Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Michael Peña
Dennis
Known for
The Martian
Fury
Dan Bakkedahl
Mark
Known for
Space Force
Veep
Jesse Plemons
Charles
Known for
Breaking Bad
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
John Yuan
John Yuen
Known for
The Greasy Strangler
Matt Yuan
Matt Yuen
Known for
The Greasy Strangler
Celia Weston
Mom
Known for
The Village
Echoes
Collette Wolfe
Nell
Known for
Young Adult
Hot Tub Time Machine
Randy Gambill
Flasher
Also in
Catfight
The Last O.G.
Jody Hill Director · Joseph Stephens Composer Tim Orr Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $18M · United States release April 10, 2009
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,007,324
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Legendary Pictures
Production
De Line Pictures
Production
Legendary Entertainment
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 16, 2009
Premiere · SXSW Film Festival
United States · April 10, 2009
Theatrical
Australia
May 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 10, 2009 · Digital
Denmark
April 10, 2009 · Theatrical
France
September 28, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
June 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
September 10, 2009 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 24, 2009 · Digital
Ireland
April 24, 2009 · Digital
Japan
November 18, 2009 · Digital
Kazakhstan
May 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 7, 2009 · Theatrical
April 13, 2011 · Physical · DVD
June 30, 2015 · TV · SBS 9
United Kingdom
April 24, 2009 · Theatrical
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