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Nightwatch

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
20K
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Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.
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A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.

  • Director
    • Ole Bornedal
  • Writers
    • Ole Bornedal
    • Steven Soderbergh
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Nick Nolte
    • Anais Evans
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ole Bornedal
    • Writers
      • Ole Bornedal
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Nick Nolte
      • Anais Evans
    • 143User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, and Josh Brolin in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, and Josh Brolin in Nightwatch (1997)
    Ewan McGregor and Lauren Graham in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
    Ewan McGregor in Nightwatch (1997)
    Ewan McGregor in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, and Josh Brolin in Nightwatch (1997)
    Patricia Arquette, Ewan McGregor, and Nick Nolte in Nightwatch (1997)
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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Martin Bells
    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Inspector Cray
    Anais Evans
    • Leanne
    • (as Anaïs Evans)
    Erich Anderson
    Erich Anderson
    • Newscaster
    Josh Brolin
    Josh Brolin
    • James
    Lauren Graham
    Lauren Graham
    • Marie
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Katherine
    Lonny Chapman
    Lonny Chapman
    • Old Watchman
    Scott Burkholder
    Scott Burkholder
    • College Professor
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Duty Doctor
    Michael Matthys
    Michael Matthys
    • Guy in Pub
    Alison Gale
    • Girl Friend of Guy in Pub
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
    • Pub Thug
    Mongo Brownlee
    • Pub Thug
    • (as Mongo)
    Candy Ann Brown
    Candy Ann Brown
    • Female Paramedic
    • (as Candy Brown Houston)
    Michelle Csitos
    Michelle Csitos
    • Prostitute
    Alix Koromzay
    Alix Koromzay
    • Joyce
    Larry Cedar
    Larry Cedar
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Ole Bornedal
    • Writers
      • Ole Bornedal
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      (at around 8 mins) The photograph on the bulletin board at the guard desk that Martin notices when he shows up for his first shift and asks the old watchman about, is a famous photo of Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Lewis Paine or Lewis Payne), a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Inspector Thomas Cray: Most people, when they see something like this, their immediate reaction is to ask how could somebody do this and why. Even when we catch the killer, they want to know the how and why. In movies or television, the killer always explains the how or why. He always has some reason, however crazy, with a mad gleam in his eye. But I've interrogated murderers like this one before, and let me tell you, they are well beyond the need to justify what they do. They just do it. Explanations are just a fiction to make us feel safe. Because if it can't be explained, then it's just meaningless chaos. It could touch any one of us at any moment. Which is exactly what it is.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits feature an alternate version of the Super 8 song "Pain", which originally appeared on their self-titled debut album. It cuts out the opening verses, and also removes noises made by the vocalist towards the end of the song.
    • Alternate versions
      The original cut of the film was just about 2 1/2 hours and included a different score and different opening sequence which was just an extended version of the two couples having dinner together followed by an extended scene at the local pub. The entire subplot of discussion of marriage between Lauren Graham and Josh Brolin's characters was cut, including a sequence at the end where they are married at a double wedding alongside Patricia Arquette and Ewan McGregor's characters. This version also included an extended restaurant scene with Joyce and more contact between her and Martin throughout the film, including a much more graphic death sequence in Joyce's apartment.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: My Giant/The Odd Couple II/City of Angels/The Player's Club/The Big One/The Butcher Boy (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
      Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill

    User reviews143

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Watch the Danish version (original!)!
    If you've seen Nightwatch & you liked it then you should go see the original version called Nattevagten - you'll be nothing less than thrilled! If Nightwatch is a 6 then Nattevagten is 9+!

    For those of you who haven't seen either one of them go see Nattevagten first!

    • MooseT, 27/06 - '99 (ddmmyy)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 17, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Нічне чергування
    • Filming locations
      • Royce Quad, UCLA, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Martin and James' school)
    • Production companies
      • Dimension Films
      • Michael Obel Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,179,002
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $585,733
      • Apr 19, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,179,002
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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