
The Watcher
Seen it?2000 | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and a weak 5.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 22 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 94K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joe Charbanic
- James SpaderFBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
- Keanu ReevesDavid Allen Griffin
- Marisa TomeiDr. Polly Beilman
- Ernie HudsonFBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
- Chris EllisHollis
- Robert CicchiniMitch
- Yvonne NiamiLisa
- Jenny McShaneDiana
- Gina AlexanderSharon
- Joseph SikoraSkater