The Watcher

2000

R

1h 36m

IMDb RATING
5.1/10
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Mystery
Thriller

FBI agent Joel Campbell, burnt-out and shell-shocked after years spent chasing serial killers, flees L.A. to begin a new life for himself in Chicago. But five months later, Joel's best laid plans are abruptly cut short when his new hometown becomes the setting for some particularly gruesome murders--murders that could only have been committed by one man: David Allen Griffin. One of Joel's most elusive and cunning nemeses, Griffin has followed his former pursuer to Chicago in order to play a sadistic game of cat and mouse. Taunting Joel with photographs of his intended victims and leaving his crime scenes meticulously free of clues in order to keep the police at bay, Griffin derives as much pleasure out of watching Joel react to every movement as watching his victims die. But when Griffin moves into Joel's inner circle, Joel must quickly find some way to stop him before someone close to him becomes the next one to die.

Directors

Writers

David Elliot(screenplay by)
Darcy Meyers(story by)
David Elliot(story by)
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James Spader
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
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Keanu Reeves
David Allen Griffin
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Marisa Tomei
Dr. Polly Beilman
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Ernie Hudson
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
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Jason Wells
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Directors

Writers

David Elliot(screenplay by)
Darcy Meyers(story by)
David Elliot(story by)

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Details

Release date

September 8, 2000 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Languages

Vietnamese
English

Production companies

Universal Pictures
Lewitt / Eberts Productions

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Box office

Budget

$33,000,000

Gross worldwide

$0

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