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Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Action · Comedy · Crime · 2001

With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.

Movie details

Who Is Cletis Tout?

“Getting the alias was half the battle. Surviving it is the other.”

2001 Action · Comedy · Crime 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

With a hitman’s gun aimed at him, Finch tells the story of how he broke out of jail, fell in love, and took the identity of a man wanted by the Mafia.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chris Ver Wiel

Written by

Chris Ver Wiel

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Trevor Allen Finch

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Critical Jim

Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi

Tess Donnelly

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Micah Donnelly

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

Dr Savian

RuPaul

RuPaul

Ginger Markum

Peter MacNeill

Peter MacNeill

Detective Tripp

Court is in session

Put Who Is Cletis Tout? on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.