Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- absurd
- cult movie night
- crime comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an uneven, low-impact crime comedy whose inventive premise is undermined by a weak script and inconsistent execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Critical Jim repeatedly frames people and situations through his extensive knowledge of movies.
The twenty-year-old diamond heist drives the characters' identities, motives, and conflicts.
The hitman, mistaken-identity premise, and unusual supporting characters turn criminal danger into absurd comedy.
The stolen diamonds from the old heist function as the material focus of the characters' schemes.
Films like Who Is Cletis Tout?, and why
The Big Lebowski
shares mistaken identities, crime capers, eccentric characters, and darkly comic energy
Grosse Pointe Blank
shares a stylized hitman premise, movie-aware humor, and offbeat crime-comedy tone
Snatch
shares an elaborate diamond-heist structure, comic criminality, and tangled identities
Get Shorty
shares playful genre self-awareness, criminal schemes, and screwball ensemble dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Ver Wiel
- Release Date
- 2001-09-12
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (66)
Cast
- Christian Slater
- Tim Allen
- Portia De Rossi
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Billy Connolly
- RuPaul
- Peter MacNeill
- Bill MacDonald
- Richard Chevolleau
- Elias Zarou
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Darkroom, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Who Is Cletis Tout? about?
- A movie-obsessed hitman becomes entangled in mistaken identities and the long afterlife of a diamond heist.
- What is Who Is Cletis Tout? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Who Is Cletis Tout? as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Who Is Cletis Tout? violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Who Is Cletis Tout? as moderate.
- What did critics think of Who Is Cletis Tout??
- Critics generally found the film an uneven, low-impact crime comedy whose inventive premise is undermined by a weak script and inconsistent execution.
- Which films are like Who Is Cletis Tout??
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Lebowski, Grosse Pointe Blank, Snatch, and Get Shorty.
- How long is Who Is Cletis Tout??
- Who Is Cletis Tout? runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Who Is Cletis Tout??
- In United States, Who Is Cletis Tout? streams on Amazon Prime Video, Darkroom, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndiePix Unlimited Amazon Channel.
