Spenser Confidential

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Spenser Confidential

R

2020

1h 51m

Action

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To unravel a twisted murder conspiracy, a former police detective returns to Boston's criminal underworld.

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Critics Consensus

While the buddy cops at the center of Spenser Confidential are plenty affable, the comedy never arrives as this half-hearted vehicle goes purely through the motions.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

04/06/2020

2/5

Spenser Confidential is too anaemic to be anything other than a paint-by-numbers bore offering nothing new and trying to skate by on Wahlberg's charisma alone.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

03/11/2020

You don't need to remember the '80s private-eye series Spenser for Hire to enjoy this witless, charmless Mark Wahlberg Netflix movie. All you need is a general lack of discernment.

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

03/11/2020

C-

An ending that teases the possibility of sequels, with Wahlberg's Spenser tackling more cases of police officers and emergency personnel who have been falsely accused of crimes, should elicit nothing but groans.

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Ethan Gordon

InSession Film

03/21/2024

C+

It’s disappointing to see Peter Berg slink away from what seemed like a solid career as an action-craftsman/director for hire. He can apply competence, he just doesn’t seem to want to.

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Elizabeth Garcia

But Why Tho?

01/21/2023

3/10

Spenser Confidential is a run of the mill action movie that can’t decide if it wants to be Training Day or Rush Hour.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/25/2022

2.5/5

It has a throwback vibe to it that makes it all pretty easy to digest. But it’s even easier to forget.

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Josh M

@RT37887377 May 12

couldn't see it as a comedey, however the action was cool

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Jenifer D.

@Sierebel Mar 2

I just couldn’t get into it. Not really a comedy to me.

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David H.

@DEHFL Feb 24

Mildly amusing, but too formulaic to be considered a really good movie.

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bob t

@RT89536276 Aug 4

I don't get why people dislike this movie. It's funny, has some good action, a genuinely good story, and Mark Wahlberg! Honestly very entertaining and underrated.

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Rehan T

@RT81460504 Jun 6

It was an alright watch...

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 04/19/2025

The unconventional mixture of a dramatically weighed direction into a routine action comedy, contextually heightened in attempting borderline thought-provoking, makes this utterly engaging whilst humorously well cast. (B)

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Synopsis

To unravel a twisted murder conspiracy, a former police detective returns to Boston's criminal underworld.

Director: Peter Berg
Producer: Toby Ascher, Peter Berg, Stephen Levinson, Neal H. Moritz, Mark Wahlberg
Screenwriter: Sean O'Keefe, Brian Helgeland
Production Co: Netflix
Rating: R (Violence|Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2020
Runtime: 1h 51m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)