Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

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

Directed by Chris Ver Wiel

Produced by Itasca Pictures, Nichol Moon Films

200192 min5.9 / 10

A darkly comedic caper about mistaken identity and survival, balancing crime-thriller tension with irreverent humor and a romantic subplot.

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.

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  • Is Who Is Cletis Tout? sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Who Is Cletis Tout? scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Who Is Cletis Tout? easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Who Is Cletis Tout? end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Who Is Cletis Tout? violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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