The Watcher
2000 · 96 min · Director: Joe Charbanic
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
The Watcher (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 33%, Tension 27%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Fear. Genres: Thriller, Mystery. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 57/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Disturbing | 74 % | 70 % | 72 % | 53 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Disturbing | 64 % | 55 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 40 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 44 % | 33 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Tension | 67 % | 63 % | 41 % | 40 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 73 % | 73 % | 36 % | 44 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 72 % | 73 % | 30 % | 39 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 61 % | 57 % | 29 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 50 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 64 % | 61 % | 34 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 77 % | 77 % | 47 % | 58 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 71 % | 57 % | 52 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 80 % | 73 % | 69 % | 55 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 83 % | 81 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 83 % | 75 % | 66 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Tension | 72 % | 69 % | 50 % | 54 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 25 % | 30 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Jessica
Rachel
Jack Fray
Computer Tech
Ellie
Details
- Directed by
- Joe Charbanic
- Written by
- David Elliot, Clay Ayers, Darcy Meyers
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
Where to watch
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