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The Watch

2012 · 102 min

A silly, crude sci-fi comedy where suburban boredom meets alien invasion, played for laughs with gross-out gags and action.

Directed by
Akiva Schaffer
Genres
Comedy, Action, Science fiction
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Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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Directed by
Akiva Schaffer
Genres
Comedy, Action, Science fiction
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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comedy, action, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
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