Overview
A psychologist's community service leads him into a web of crime and betrayal.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- offbeat
- tense
- crime movie night
- buddy movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the well-scripted, well-acted Argentine buddy premise and its blend of comedy and thrills, while noting that the final reels lose some focus.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Psychologist Mariano is compelled to support depressed policeman Alfredo and becomes entangled in Alfredo's double homicide investigation.
Mariano's psychoanalytic perspective shapes his interactions with Alfredo and the investigation.
Alfredo's depression over his wife's infidelity forms the personal entry point into the larger homicide case.
The film is described as generating comedy and decent thrills from its unusual psychologist-police premise.
Films like On Probation, and why
The Aura
Argentine buddy-crime storytelling combining offbeat comedy, police investigation, and escalating thriller tension
Wild Tales
Darkly comic crime narrative driven by mismatched partners, absurd complications, and sharp social observation
The Other Guys
Buddy-cop dynamics, comic friction, and an investigation that turns into dangerous action
Movie Details
- Director
- Damián Szifron
- Release Date
- 2005-09-29
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (145)
Cast
- Diego Peretti
- Luis Luque
- Oscar Ferreiro
- Gabriela Izcovich
- Martín Adjemián
- Tony Lestingi
- Ernesto Claudio
- Carlos Portaluppi
- Hilario Quinteros
- Daniel Valenzuela
Common questions
- What is On Probation about?
- A court-ordered psychologist and a heartbroken policeman become an unlikely investigative team when therapy collides with a double homicide.
- What is On Probation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of On Probation as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is On Probation violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in On Probation as moderate.
- What did critics think of On Probation?
- Critics broadly praised the well-scripted, well-acted Argentine buddy premise and its blend of comedy and thrills, while noting that the final reels lose some focus.
- Which films are like On Probation?
- Films with a similar feel include The Aura, Wild Tales, and The Other Guys.
- How long is On Probation?
- On Probation runs 112 minutes.
