Nightwatch
1997 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.1 · 34% critics
A law student takes a night job guarding a city morgue, expecting quiet hours to study. Instead, a string of brutal killings brings police scrutiny, eerie incidents on the graveyard shift, and unsettling clues that start pointing back at the new watchman himself.
Based on Nightwatch
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-01-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (426 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, pulpy thriller set in an eerie workplace with a framed-suspect hook; Not for you if you dislike grim subject matter, nudity, or a somewhat by-the-numbers mystery like Gothika.
Pros: creepy morgue atmosphere; strong acting moments; tense set pieces | Cons: uneven pacing; thin character development; predictable mystery beats
Themes
- prostitute
- expensive restaurant
- necrophilia
- night watchman
- investigation
- morgue
- remake
- serial killer
- best friend
- drugs
- law student
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Martin Bells
Patricia Arquette
as Katherine
Josh Brolin
as James Gallman
Lauren Graham
as Marie
Nick Nolte
as Inspector Cray
- AE
Anais Evans
as Leanne
Erich Anderson
as Newscaster
Lonny Chapman
as Old Watchman
- SB
Scott Burkholder
as College Professor
Brad Dourif
as Duty Doctor
Directed by Ole Bornedal