Nightwatch
Seen it?1997 | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 6.1 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 and horror fans. If you loved Dressed to Kill or Psycho, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 61K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ole Bornedal
- Ewan McGregorMartin Bells
- Patricia ArquetteKatherine
- Josh BrolinJames
- Lauren GrahamMarie
- Nick NolteInspector Cray
- Brad DourifDuty Doctor
- Alix KoromzayJoyce
- Lonny ChapmanOld Watchman
- Anais EvansLeanne
- Erich AndersonNewscaster