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23

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1998 | 99 min | Drama, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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. If you loved Bridge of Spies or Minority Report, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 20K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid

  • August DiehlKarl Koch
  • Fabian BuschDavid
  • Dieter LandurisPepe
  • Jan-Gregor KrempLupo
  • Burghart KlaußnerWeber
  • Stephan KampwirthJochen Maiwald
  • Zbigniew ZamachowskiSergej
  • Peter FitzBrückner
  • Lilly Marie TschörtnerBeate
  • Arnulf SchumacherSeybert