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Movie poster: Nightwatch (1997)
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Nightwatch

1997 · 102 min Drama Horror Mystery Thriller
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1997
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director Ole Bornedal
Runtime 102 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (422 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Ole Bornedal

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

🎭 Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

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Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Katherine

Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

James Gallman

Lauren Graham

Lauren Graham

Marie

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Inspector Cray

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Anais Evans

Leanne

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Newscaster

Lonny Chapman

Lonny Chapman

Old Watchman

Scott Burkholder

Scott Burkholder

College Professor

Brad Dourif

Brad Dourif

Duty Doctor

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