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Thriller • R • 1999 • 2 hr 3 min

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A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Starring

Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Peter Stormare, Anthony Heald

Directed By

Joel Schumacher

Written By

Andrew Kevin Walker

Attributes

Dark Watch By Myself

Genre

Thriller Crime Mystery

Release Date

February 26, 1999

User Reviews

An underrated thriller. I’ve never seen a noir film set in quite such grimy locations. A very dark, nauseating, and sexually perverse film.

Such a 2.5 star film. Cage is compelling. Mediocre story& directing. Ending is soo late 90s Hollywood. Phoenix, Kenner, and Gandolfini shine

Dark story about underground adult movies. Good performance of Cage and Phoenix. Unsettling to watch.

Seen this a couple times. Very dark and brutal storyline. Does this happen? Don't know for sure. Watch and see what I'm talking about.

Terrifying because stuff like this happens. Havent seen this since I was a teen but I remember it being so disturbing. Will re watch soon🤭

Dark, gritty, and disturbing masterly shot acted and directed a Schumacher masterpiece

Joshua williams

Nicolas Cage and Joaquin phoenix solving crimes, yes please.

Zero idea why this movie is rated so low. Great acting, great vibe, disturbing story, decent pacing. It's a good film.

I was really surprised by how panned this was, because it's a very smart and interesting film. I think it was just a bit too shocking.

Awesome topic to explore in film but isn’t super memorable or go as dark as you would think. Still very enjoyable

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5.9 – Based on 1.9k ratings

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A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

Entering a seamy underground world of peep shows, nude clubs, and live Internet sex is David Huxley, an aspiring politician who has everything to lose. Secretly filmed in a steamy three-way with his fiancée Tish and a gorgeous young model, David is desperate to find the extortionist who's demanding an exorbitant amount of money for the negatives. But when the blackmail trail ends in murder and David is kidnapped, Tish must come up with $5 million ransom or her fiancé's once-promising career, and life, may come to a dead end.

All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. Determined to solve the crime, he quickly learns that his search for answers will only uncover yet more questions in an ever-widening web of conspiracy, intrigue, and danger.

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.

Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door, Michael begins to suspect there’s more to them than meets the eye.

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

Conspiracy Theory

A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.