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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.

Staring

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

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

Joshua williams

Nicolas Cage and Joaquin phoenix solving crimes, yes please.

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

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🤭

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.

Intresting movie. Quite intense and graphic at times but not bad! This is definitely one to watch alone though

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

A very creepy and underrated Cage movie. It's not an actioner...but it's a very interesting story.

Good thriller, it deals with a very heavy subject matter.

Alan.John.Gerstle

A creepy detective film about a search for a recriminating home video/movie. Message from the King with Chadwick was better.

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5.8 – Based on 1.8k ratings

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