Night Watch
Seen it?2004 | 114 min | Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 5 times its budget, but a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences held it back. 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, fantasy fans and action fans. If you loved Spectral, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Among normal humans live the "Others" possessing various supernatural powers. They are divided up into the forces of light and the forces of the dark, who signed a truce several centuries ago to end a devastating battle. Ever since, the forces of light govern the day while the night belongs to their dark opponents. In modern day Moscow the dark Others actually roam the night as vampires while a "Night Watch" of light forces, among them Anton, the movie's protagonist, try to control them and limit their outrage
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$50 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 98K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
- Konstantin KhabenskyAnton Gorodetsky
- Vladimir MenshovGeser
- Galina TyuninaOlga
- Mariya PoroshinaSvetlana
- Zhanna FriskeAlice Donnikova
- Viktor VerzhbitskiyZavulon
- Rimma MarkovaWitch Darya
- Mariya MironovaEgor's Mother
- Dmitriy MartynovEgor
- Valeriy ZolotukhinKostya’s Father