The Watch
Seen it?2012 | 102 min | Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.6 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, 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 wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved They Live or Bugonia, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$68 million worldwide on a $68 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 21K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Akiva Schaffer
- Ben StillerEvan
- Vince VaughnBob
- Jonah HillFranklin
- Richard AyoadeJamarcus
- Rosemarie DeWittAbby
- Erinn HayesBob's Wife
- Erin MoriartyChelsea
- Jill Jane ClementsCity Council Woman
- Will ForteSergeant Bressman
- Mel RodriguezChucho