Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- frantic
- lazy sunday
- comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and lead performances appealing but judged the contrived script and juvenile, inconsistently funny gags to be major weaknesses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wally's blindness and Dave's deafness directly shape the witnesses' misunderstandings, teamwork, and comic set pieces.
The two men hear and see a murder but must evade killers after police reject their credibility.
Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder play unlikely partners whose contrasting impairments generate both conflict and cooperation.
The film foregrounds blindness and deafness while placing disabled protagonists at the center of an action-comedy plot.
Films like See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and why
The Other Guys
shares a mismatched buddy pairing, physical comedy, crime complications, and escalating misunderstandings
The Upside
shares disability-centered comedy, unlikely partnership, slapstick action, and a broad mainstream tone
Midnight Run
shares a mismatched duo, criminal pursuit, farcical danger, and performance-driven comic chemistry
Movie Details
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
- Release Date
- 1989-05-12
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1125)
Cast
- Richard Pryor
- Gene Wilder
- Joan Severance
- Kevin Spacey
- Alan North
- Alexandra Neil
- John Capodice
- Tonya Pinkins
- Mary Kay Adams
- Lauren Tom
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 No Evil, Hear No Evil about?
- Two disabled strangers become reluctant partners when their conflicting eyewitness abilities make them targets of the killers they can uniquely identify.
- What is See No Evil, Hear No Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of See No Evil, Hear No Evil as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is See No Evil, Hear No Evil violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in See No Evil, Hear No Evil as mild.
- What did critics think of See No Evil, Hear No Evil?
- Critics broadly found the premise and lead performances appealing but judged the contrived script and juvenile, inconsistently funny gags to be major weaknesses.
- Which films are like See No Evil, Hear No Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include The Other Guys, The Upside, and Midnight Run.
- How long is See No Evil, Hear No Evil?
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch See No Evil, Hear No Evil?
- In United States, See No Evil, Hear No Evil is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
