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The Watch is a 2012 American science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Produced by Shawn Levy through 20th Century Studios and 21 Laps Entertainment, the movie stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Rosemarie DeWitt. The narrative is set in Ohio and centers on an alien invasion. Principal photography took place in Atlanta, Georgia.
Christophe Beck composed the score, and Dean Zimmerman served as film editor. The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and was released in various countries starting in July 2012. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios and Disney+. The production had a budget of $68,000,000 and generated a revenue of $68,267,862. The film received an R rating and was nominated for two awards.
Critical reception included a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 36/100 score on Metacritic, and a 4.1/10 average. On IMDb, the film holds a 5.7 rating from 135,593 votes, with a TMDb vote average of 5.593. The tagline for the film is "Got protection?" Keywords associated with the work include friendship, marriage, castration, and sterility.
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5.6Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Evan
- Vince Vaughn as Bob
- Jonah Hill as Franklin
- Richard Ayoade as Jamarcus
- Rosemarie DeWitt as Abby
- Erinn Hayes as Bob's Wife
Themes
- friendship
- marriage
- castration
- sterility
- alien
- suburb
- alien invasion
- death
- teenage daughter
- neighborhood watch
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
135,593 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
16%
Metacritic
36/100
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Akiva Schaffer
- Written by
- Jared Stern Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg
- Produced by
- Shawn Levy
- Starring
- Ben Stiller Vince Vaughn Jonah Hill Richard Ayoade Rosemarie DeWitt
- Cinematography
- Barry Peterson
- Edited by
- Dean Zimmerman
- Music by
- Christophe Beck
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox 21 Laps Entertainment Dune Entertainment Ingenious Media Down Productions Big Screen Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- July 27, 2012 ( 2012-07-27 ) (United States) August 31, 2012 ( 2012-08-31 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $68 million
- Box office
- $68.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alien invasion
- Director
- Akiva Schaffer
- Screenwriter
- Evan Goldberg
- Cast member
- Joe Nuñez
- Composer
- Christophe Beck
- Producer
- Shawn Levy
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Narrative location
- Ohio
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 159355
- Official website
- jointhewatch.com
Show 5 more facts
- title
- The Watch
- film editor
- Dean Zimmerman
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 36/100
- publication date
- 2012-10-11
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Encyclopedic overview
The Watch (previously known as Neighborhood Watch) is a 2012 American science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Jared Stern, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg. It stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade as a group of neighbors who form a suburban neighborhood watch group, where they uncover an extraterrestrial discovery. Rosemarie DeWitt is also among the cast. This was the final film role of R. Lee Ermey, who died on April 15, 2018.
The film began its development in early 2008 under producer Shawn Levy as a teen-targeted project written by Stern. Between mid 2009 and late 2010, it saw different directors and stars join the project until November 2010 when it moved in a new direction under Rogen and Goldberg (who rewrote the script for an adult audience). Filming began in October 2011 in the state of Georgia, concluding in January 2012.
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