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  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • TME Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • TME Films
  • 1 h 42 m

Summary Mina (Dakota Fanning), a 28-year-old artist, gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. Based on the novel by A.M. Shine.

Directed By: Ishana Shyamalan

Written By: Ishana Shyamalan, A.M. Shine

In Theaters Now
  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • TME Films
  • 1 h 42 m
  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • TME Films
  • 1 h 42 m

The Watchers

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
46
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
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Summary Mina (Dakota Fanning), a 28-year-old artist, gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. Based on the novel by A.M. Shine.

Directed By: Ishana Shyamalan

Written By: Ishana Shyamalan, A.M. Shine

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
46
16% Positive
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66% Mixed
25 Reviews
18% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
46
16% Positive
6 Reviews
66% Mixed
25 Reviews
18% Negative
7 Reviews

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83
Jun 9, 2024
The Watchers is not a perfect movie, but it is an excellent start, heralding the arrival of a bold new talent.
By Chris Knight FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 9, 2024
Fanning brings her A-game and there’s enough mystery about the monsters in the woods to string audiences along until the satisfyingly weird finish. As mid-list horror goes, perfectly fine.
By Kim Newman FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
7.5
64% Positive
86 Ratings
25% Mixed
34 Ratings
11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
7.5
64% Positive
86 Ratings
25% Mixed
34 Ratings
11% Negative
15 Ratings

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nadinecritic
Jun 11, 2024
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Mj_Bayrsaihan
Jun 9, 2024
Энд тэрээр эцгийнхээ олон удаа хийж байсан зүйлийг хийжээ: боломжийн сэтгэл татам ер бусын триллер киноны гуравны хоёрыг бүтээв. Гэхдээ энэ нь "Ялагдлын зовлон" залуу бүх зүйл бүтэлгүйтэхээс өмнө цанын гуравны хоёрыг маш сайн гүйсэн гэсэнтэй адил юм.
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50
Jun 9, 2024
Based on the book by A.M. Shine, “The Watchers” is Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut, a fabled narrative that seesaws between fantastical whimsy and proposed horrific terror with lots of ambition but little finesse.
By Peyton Robinson FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 6, 2024
If there’s much about her debut that left me wishing the apple had fallen a little further from the tree, there’s also no denying that the “Unbreakable” filmmaker’s daughter has the skill to follow in her father’s footsteps, which she does here even when the material is begging her to blaze her own trail.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 7, 2024
Not every figure in films like this one needs to be rendered with full psychological complexity, but when a horror movie rushes past a promising start in order to wallow in clichés, it feels as though it’s squandering a premise.
By Alison Willmore FULL REVIEW
38
Jun 10, 2024
Ironically for something titled The Watchers, this production lacks the basic quality of watchability.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
25
Jun 6, 2024
The Watchers just doesn’t connect on anything deeper than a surface level. Given material that isn’t about looking at the same boring thing over and over, Shyamalan might have been able to really make something.
By Bob Strauss FULL REVIEW
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10
Ganbat
Jun 9, 2024
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6
dajhorn
Jul 25, 2024
The least bad of Shyalaman's recent bad movies. The premise is workable, and the woke/cringe elements are minor.
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9to5_critic
Jun 30, 2024
There are some interesting parts and liked the concept, even though there are many elements of the TV show "From" within the movie.
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Maverick_2023
Jun 17, 2024
This film is described as a horror movie. I have no idea why. Had decided to avoid like the plague given that it has a double helping of Night Shyalaman involvement but a family member raves about it so off I went. Took ages to get going and the third act was so contrived you couldn’t even call it a twist.
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bertobellamy
Jun 7, 2024
Ishana Night Shyamalan honoring her last name with the lamest plot twist of recent times.
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Production Company Blinding Edge Pictures, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Inimitable Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros.
Release Date Jun 7, 2024
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://www.watchersfilm.com/
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