Nightwatch

1997

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

17
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 22228 22.2K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Ole Bornedal Photo
Ole Bornedal

Top cast

Ewan McGregor Photo
Ewan McGregor as Martin Bells
Josh Brolin Photo
Josh Brolin as James
John C. Reilly Photo
John C. Reilly as Deputy Inspector Bill Davis
Brad Dourif Photo
Brad Dourif as Duty Doctor
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933.01 MB
1280*546
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 6
1.87 GB
1920*820
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by BlueBoyReviews 7 / 10

CHEER! - (7 stars out of 10)

The stage curtains open ..."Nightwatch" is one of those dark, brooding horror thrillers that grabs you from the first minute and doesn't let you go. A young Ewan McGregor plays the part of Martin Bells, a college student looking for an easy job where he can spend most of his time studying and reading. What he gets is anything but!Martin Bells is the new night watchman at a hospital morgue, surrounded by haunting images, pictures and human cadavers. Active at the same time, is a serial killer - who takes his victim's eyes as sort of a trophy, his signature. Unfortunately for Martin, their two paths cross when the killer is looking to pin the murders on someone else - and Martin fits the bill. Nick Nolte plays a morbid, shady detective working the case, and Josh Brolin as Martin's perverted, thrill seeking friend.The killer, at least to me, wasn't too hard to figure out, but the acting and story was developed very well keeping you engaged and interested. The cinematography was pretty good with striking visuals and dark overtones. The morgue really plays out as a character of its own, having a major role in the film's outcome. I really liked Ewan McGregor in this film. He played the part very convincingly, showing flashes of a great career ahead of him. Also fun to see in this movie, was an early supporting role by John C. Reilly.I would definitely recommend this one. If you like dark, twisted thrillers, this is a good one for you. It is a bit predictable, but still a good movie. It's not the best of its genre, but you could do a lot worse than spend 90 minutes of your time watching "Nightwatch".
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Reviewed by Caps Fan 5 / 10

Inferior Remake

This is an English language remake of the same director's excellent 1994 Danish original.

Apart from two rather graphic sex scenes, which appear in the original but are omitted from this version, this follows the original plot scene-for-scene. Even the incidental music is the same. It makes you wonder why they bothered really.

The film is just about worth watching, but mainly for comparison purposes with the original. Otherwise, it's distinctly B movie standard.

Rating: 5/10

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