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Watcher

Evil wants to be seen.

20226.51h 36m

Overview

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

Directed by Chloe Okuno
Written by Chloe Okuno, Zack Ford
Produced by Derek Dauchy, Roy Lee, Sean Perrone
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Julia

Karl Glusman

Karl Glusman

Francis

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Watcher

Mãdãlina Anea

Mãdãlina Anea

Irina

Gabriela Butuc

Gabriela Butuc

Flavia

Cristina Deleanu

Cristina Deleanu

Eleonora

Ștefan Iancu

Ștefan Iancu

Sebastian

F

Florian Ghimpu

Officer Radu

F

Flaviu Crisan

Simion

Ioana Abur

Ioana Abur

Simion's Wife

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipwindowparanoialanguage barrierstalkerdecapitationneighborserial killerpsychological thrillervoyeurismromaniawoman directorapartment

About Watcher

Watcher is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2022 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, window, paranoia, language barrier, stalker, decapitation. Directed by Chloe Okuno, it stars Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman. As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.

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