The Watcher

2000 · 96 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 28,995 VOTES · DIR. Joe Charbanic

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 820 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:04:04 * Dead, I'm the one exterminating son *
00:08:06 This will be fun.
00:15:53 about a dozen cops in there, fuckin' up your crime scene?
00:19:06 All the victims were left partially unclothed
00:21:37 you can run the prints.
00:24:50 * How can it feel *
00:28:51 No, I've never seen her. Is she dead?
00:30:29 we're gonna have to make a decision as to whether to go to the press with this.
00:33:18 - What is that? A sign? - Uh-huh.
00:35:16 Excuse me. Check this out.
00:37:15 She's been sighted here on three separate occasions, okay?
00:40:37 Hello.
00:43:33 Dad, don't you recognize me?
00:48:42 Excuse me.
00:51:33 where we both explore what you hope to get out of therapy.
00:54:06 We've got Jane Doe's mother on the phone.
00:56:29 - Can I sneak into your room? - No.
00:59:27 If you don't tell me where she is, your friend Jessica will be dead within the hour.
01:10:36 Okay.
01:16:02 You know, she loves me. She's decomposing.
01:18:38 I'm trying to have a real conversation
01:22:54 * How to get it on *
01:26:40 Or something like that.
02:00:00 near this woman's grave?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed820
Dialogue density8.5 lines / min
First line00:04:04
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorJoe Charbanic
LanguageEnglish
Budget$33,000,000
IMDb votes28,995