Deathwatch
Seen it?2002 | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 5.8 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, horror fans and history buffs. If you loved 1917 or Platoon, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Scary, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by MJ Bassett
- Jamie BellPfc. Charlie Shakespeare
- Rúaidhrí ConroyPvt. Colin Chevasse
- Mike DowneyMartin Plummer
- Laurence FoxCapt. Bramwell Jennings
- Roman HorákGerman soldier
- Dean Lennox KellyPvt. Willie McNess
- Torben LiebrechtFriedrich
- Kris MarshallPvt. Barry Starinski
- Hans MathesonPvt. Jack Hawkstone
- Hugh O'ConorAnthony Bradford