Nightwatch (1997, United States)
mysterious eventsmystery moviespolice investigationserial killer
Running time: 100 minutes
Language: English
A law student, Martin Bells, takes a job as a night watchman in the morgue. The old guard shows him the ropes of this unusual occupation. The veteran tells him about all the strange things that are in the building, including the laboratory that contains the parts of human bodies and a room at the end of the corridor where the corpses are left waiting for autopsy. In that room over everybody, there is a cord turning on the alarm that will notice the guard that there was a mistake and the person is actually alive. And Martin, as the new guard, will have to visit all of those places while he will be doing his rounds in the middle of the night. Martin quickly gets used to the new job, but the gloomy atmosphere of the place is slowly getting to him, especially when the police brings another prostitute murdered by a serial killer. One night, the alarm in the room at the end of the corridor goes off...
Remake of a Danish thriller about a young student trying to adapt to the job of night watchman in a creepy morgue. The extraordinary atmosphere of the place and the ongoing police investigation create a very tense atmosphere. A great performance from Nick Nolte as a washed out police detective is the cherry on top of a decent mystery movie.
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Our rating |
8 / 10 |
Movie value |
7 / 10 |
Realism factor |
3 / 5 |
Adventure factor |
3 / 5 |
Story complexity |
4 / 5 |
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Cast of Nightwatch
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as Martin Bells | |
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as Inspector Thomas Cray | |
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as James Gallman | |
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as Katherine | |
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as Marie | |
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as Duty Doctor | |
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as Johnson, Old Watchman |
