Nightwatch (1997)

102 min · Horror, Mysterie, crime film, horror film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Ole Bornedal

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Brad Dourif, Alix Koromzay, Anais Evans, Lonny Chapman

The story

Law student Martin Bells is hired as a night watchman at a hospital morgue. A string of gruesome prostitute murders committed by a necrophiliac serial killer quickly point to him as the lead suspect in the investigation carried out by Inspector Thomas Cray. At the same time, Martin slowly discovers clues that point to the real perpetrator.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alarm, Alarm Clock, Baseball Bat, Bet, Challenge, Claustrophobia, Crazy Cop, Enquiry, Expensive Restaurant, Formaldehyde, Frauenleiche, Gescheiterte Beziehung, Handcuffs, Hochzeit, Job, Law, Loss of Thumbs, Mordzeugin, Mortuary, Night Watchman, Observer, Paranoia, Parts of Dead Body, Prostituiertenmord, Radio, Site of Crime, Sperm, Studenten, True Friendship, Underage Prostitute, Wrong Suspect, bester Freund, gewitter, psychophat, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Horror, Indie, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Action, Slasher

Genres

Horror, Mysterie, crime film, horror film

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