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Night Watch

Original title: Nochnoy dozor
  • 20042004
  • 1515
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
54K
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Night Watch (2004)
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A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.A fantasy-thriller set in present-day Moscow where the respective forces that control daytime and nighttime do battle.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
54K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Timur Bekmambetov
  • Writers
    • Timur Bekmambetov(screenplay)
    • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
    • Sergey Lukyanenko(novel)
  • Stars
    • Konstantin Khabenskiy
    • Vladimir Menshov
    • Mariya Poroshina
  • Director
    • Timur Bekmambetov
  • Writers
    • Timur Bekmambetov(screenplay)
    • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
    • Sergey Lukyanenko(novel)
  • Stars
    • Konstantin Khabenskiy
    • Vladimir Menshov
    • Mariya Poroshina
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 326User reviews
    • 226Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
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    Konstantin Khabenskiy
    Konstantin Khabenskiy
    • Anton
    Vladimir Menshov
    Vladimir Menshov
    • Geser
    Mariya Poroshina
    Mariya Poroshina
    • Svetlana
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Otets Kosti
    Galina Tyunina
    Galina Tyunina
    • Olga
    Gosha Kutsenko
    Gosha Kutsenko
    • Ignat
    Aleksey Chadov
    Aleksey Chadov
    • Kostya
    Zhanna Friske
    Zhanna Friske
    • Alisa
    Ilya Lagutenko
    • Andrey
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    Viktor Verzhbitskiy
    • Zavulon
    Rimma Markova
    Rimma Markova
    • Koldunya Darya
    Mariya Mironova
    • Mat Egora
    Aleksey Maklakov
    Aleksey Maklakov
    • Semyon
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    Aleksandr Samoylenko
    • Medved
    Dmitriy Martynov
    Dmitriy Martynov
    • Egor
    • (as Dima Martynov)
    Anna Slyu
    • Tigryonok
    Anna Dubrovskaya
    • Vampirsha
    Sergey Prikhodko
    • Pyotr
    • Director
      • Timur Bekmambetov
    • Writers
      • Timur Bekmambetov(screenplay)
      • Laeta Kalogridis(screenplay)
      • Sergey Lukyanenko(novel)
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    • Trivia
      This film broke all records in Russia and became the #1 box-office movie of all time. The record was broken the following year by the Russian movie Turetskiy gambit (2005).
    • Goofs
      The episode of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (1997) that Yegor is watching skips to a different scene that happens much later in a matter of seconds.
    • Quotes

      [Geser lies on the floor with a book, telling the tale of the Virgin of Byzantium, the origin of the Others, the Great War, and the prophecy of the Great Other]

      Geser: ...And so it will be, until a man emerges who is meant to become the Great One. And, if he chooses the side of Light, then Light will win. But, those, to whom the truth has been revealed, say that he will choose Darkness. For it is easier to kill the Light within oneself, than to scatter the Darkness around... The prophecies are coming true.

    • Crazy credits
      In the international version of the film, the first words of the prologue appear as a Russian text title which then transforms into its English translation. The Russian version does not have any text title.
    • Alternate versions
      On the US DVD the French Audio contains different music than the English and Spanish Audio tracks on the disc.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Nochnoy bazar (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Na teplokhode muzyka igrayet
      ("Music is Playing on the Motor Ship")

      Music by Vyacheslav Dobrynin

      Lyrics by Mikhail Ryabinin (as M.I. Meyerovich)

      Performed by Olga Zarubina (uncredited)

      Played on a motor ship early in the film

    User reviews326

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    From Russia with Loads of Monsters
    "Night Watch" is one of the most expensive Russian film production ever and enjoyed in it's home country the best movie start of all time (15 million US $ in its first month), but is it any good? Yes and no. First of all, let me say that this is a special effects film and even though for a Russian production this has a comparatively huge budget for CGI and makeup f/x, the results are decidedly mixed. Most of it is OK, with single drops into the ridiculous. The direction by former ad director Bekmambetov is stylish enough, without forgetting to portray the grittiness of Russian life circumstances. The actors are competent, though leading man Konstantin Khabensky is lacking in the charisma department. The story ultimately is the measurement of what is good and bad about "Night Watch" and it does contain both. The novels, on which this film is based, are pretty complex, making this the first in a trilogy, with "Day Watch" and "Dusk Watch" to come. The presented battle between good and evil supernatural beings is reminiscent of other genre efforts, but unlike, say "Underworld", "Night Watch" takes its elements seriously. This is a mixed blessing. On one hand you have a real mythology underlying events instead of a starting point for subway machine gun battles of longhairs, on the other there is no humor in the picture and the reverent and dead serious tone in spite of the bizarre events is sometimes overdone and a little laughable. The idea of supernatural police forces observing and checking each other is a nice one, as are numerous quirky little ideas, but overall there are two lame stereotypes for every good and fresh idea. Most disappointing is the double climax letdown. The 'grudge' storyline is extremely well built up with lots of suspense but ends with a whimper instead of a bang. The climax of the 'kid' storyline is muddled as well, but does offer a nice full circle resolution to one aspect of the story and features an interesting cliffhanger.

    Overall, the shortcomings are (just slightly) outweighed by a fresh, different and decidedly un-Hollywood take on fantasy movie standards. This is an interesting and worthy effort, though strictly for fans of the fantasy/mystery genre.

    6/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Author Lukyanenko's Official "Nochnoy dozor" Forum (Russia)
      • Fox (France)
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • German
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • St. Petersburg, Russia(subway train scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Bazelevs Production
      • Perviy Kanal
      • TABBAK
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
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