Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- irreverent
- silly
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's family adventure formula undermined by crude scatological humor and an excessively vulgar, simplistic script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film repeatedly uses dog poop and other vulgar bodily-function jokes as major comic material.
James and the escaped Agent 11 form the central relationship while mob assassins pursue the dog.
The FBI relocates Agent 11 through witness protection, sending him into the everyday world of a mail carrier and a child.
The assassins and other adults repeatedly mishandle the pursuit while James and Gordon become involved with the hidden FBI dog.
Films like See Spot Run, and why
Beethoven
family-friendly canine comedy mixed with broad slapstick and light crime peril
The Shaggy Dog
child-centered family comedy involving an unruly animal and incompetent adults
Cats & Dogs
comic crime-adventure built around a lovable animal and escalating pursuit
Daddy Day Care
broad early-2000s comedy pairing child care chaos with criminal complications
Movie Details
- Director
- John Whitesell
- Release Date
- 2001-03-02
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (250)
Cast
- David Arquette
- Leslie Bibb
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Angus T. Jones
- Anthony Anderson
- Paul Sorvino
- Joe Viterelli
- Steve Schirripa
- Kim Hawthorne
- Kavan Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is See Spot Run about?
- An irresponsible mailman and a six-year-old boy shelter a fugitive FBI dog while bumbling assassins chase them across suburbia.
- What is See Spot Run like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of See Spot Run as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is See Spot Run violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in See Spot Run as mild.
- What did critics think of See Spot Run?
- Critics broadly found the film's family adventure formula undermined by crude scatological humor and an excessively vulgar, simplistic script.
- Which films are like See Spot Run?
- Films with a similar feel include Beethoven, The Shaggy Dog, Cats & Dogs, and Daddy Day Care.
- How long is See Spot Run?
- See Spot Run runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch See Spot Run?
- In United States, See Spot Run is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
