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Also known as Watcher

2000 film by Joe Charbanic

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The Watcher is a 2000 American slasher, horror, and crime film directed by Joe Charbanic. The movie stars James Spader, Keanu Reeves, Marisa Tomei, and Ernie Hudson. It was produced by Universal Pictures, Lewitt / Eberts Productions, Choi / Niami Productions, Driven Productions, Inc., and Interlight. The narrative takes place in Chicago, Illinois, and focuses on a serial killer.

The film has a runtime of 96 or 97 minutes and was released on September 8, 2000. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix via video on demand. Marco Beltrami composed the score for the English-language production. The movie had a budget of 33,000,000.

Critical reception included a review score of 11%, 3.5/10, and 22/100. Audience ratings listed an average of 5.132 on TMDb and a 5.3 rating on IMDb. The tagline for the film is "Don't go home alone."

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FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new hometown becomes the setting for some particularly gruesome murders--murders that could only have been committed by one man: David Allen Griffin. One of Joel's most elusive and cunning nemeses, Griffin has followed his former pursuer to Chicago in order to play a sadistic game of cat and mouse. Taunting Joel with photographs of his intended victims and leaving his crime scenes meticulously free of clues in order to keep the police at bay, Griffin derives as much pleasure out of watching Joel react to every movement as watching his victims die. But when Griffin moves into Joel's inner circle, Joel must quickly find some way to stop him before someone close to him becomes the next one to die.

Released: 2000-09-0896 minDir: Joe CharbanicMystery, ThrillerBudget: $33.0M

Cast

  • James Spader as FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
  • Keanu Reeves as David Allen Griffin
  • Marisa Tomei as Dr. Polly Beilman
  • Ernie Hudson as FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
  • Chris Ellis as Hollis
  • Robert Cicchini as Mitch

Themes

  • chicago, illinois
  • fbi
  • menace
  • investigation
  • covered investigation
  • state of emergency
  • serial killer
  • little girl
  • psychiatrist
  • psychotherapy

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

29,619 votes

Year
2000
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
serial killer
Cast member
Joseph Sikora
Production company
Universal Pictures
Cinematographer
Michael Chapman
Narrative location
Chicago
Filming location
Chicago
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
801293
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2001-01-18
title
The Watcher
distributed by
Netflix
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review score
22/100
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The Watcher
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