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Nightwatch (1997) 6.2
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Metascore: 40/100
Reviews: 129 user | 50 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com A law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders. Director:Ole Bornedal |
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| Nick Nolte | ... | ||
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College Professor
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A law student takes a job as the night-watchman in a morgue, thinking that he will have much time to study, with his biggest problem being his paranoia in this scary setting. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose and the student ends up getting mixed up with one of the murders, becoming a suspect. Written by Soumitra
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In the mind of the police, he's the prime suspect. In the eyes of a killer, he's the next victim. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong, morbid violence, language, sexuality, and some drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 April 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La sombra de la noche See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$585,733 (USA) (17 April 1998)Gross:
$1,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Inspector Thomas Cray: Can I trust you?
Martin Bells: Well yeah, absolutely.
Inspector Thomas Cray: Can I trust you with a bit of privileged information?
Martin Bells: Oh yeah.
Inspector Thomas Cray: He has his signature.
Martin Bells: Signature?
Inspector Thomas Cray: He takes their eyes.
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Written by Tom Rowlands (as Rowald), Ed Simons (as Simons) and Noel Gallagher (as Gallagher)
Performed by The Chemical Brothers feat. Noel Gallagher (uncredited)
Courtesy of Caroline Records, Inc. / Virgin Records Limited
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Trivia
The photograph on the bulletin board at the guard desk that Martin notices when he shows up for his first shift and asks the old watchman about, is a famous photo of Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Lewis Paine or Lewis Payne), a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. See more »Quotes
Martin Bells: How do you know it's just the one guy?Inspector Thomas Cray: Can I trust you?
Martin Bells: Well yeah, absolutely.
Inspector Thomas Cray: Can I trust you with a bit of privileged information?
Martin Bells: Oh yeah.
Inspector Thomas Cray: He has his signature.
Martin Bells: Signature?
Inspector Thomas Cray: He takes their eyes.
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Setting SunWritten by Tom Rowlands (as Rowald), Ed Simons (as Simons) and Noel Gallagher (as Gallagher)
Performed by The Chemical Brothers feat. Noel Gallagher (uncredited)
Courtesy of Caroline Records, Inc. / Virgin Records Limited
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This Movie is thrilling as hell. Ewan plays a great Matrin, who spends his vacation working as a nightwatch in a morgue, but the deads, his friend James, some whores and the Police make his nights, he intended to spend learning, to a horrifying theater, where, until the end, you don't know who is the bad, and who is the good. I say thumbs up!