The Watcher
“Don't go home alone.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
James Spader
FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell
Known for
The Blacklist
Stargate
Keanu Reeves
David Allen Griffin
Known for
The Matrix
John Wick
Marisa Tomei
Dr. Polly Beilman
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Wrestler
Ernie Hudson
FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Ibby
Known for
Oz
The Crow
Chris Ellis
Hollis
Known for
Catch Me If You Can
Armageddon
Robert Cicchini
Mitch
Known for
Big George Foreman
Light Sleeper
Yvonne Niami
Lisa
No other roles listed
Jenny McShane
Diana
Known for
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
Gina Alexander
Sharon
Also in
Urban Cowboy
No, Mr. Johnson.
Rebekah Louise Smith
Ellie
Joseph Sikora
Skater
Known for
Power
Ozark
Jillian Peterson
Jessica
Known for
The Pitt
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
Joe Charbanic Director · David Elliot Screenplay Clay Ayers Screenplay
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $33M · United States release September 8, 2000
Box office
Budget
$33,000,000
Worldwide gross
$47,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Lewitt / Eberts Productions
Production
Choi / Niami Productions
Production
Driven Productions, Inc.
Production
Interlight
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Vietnamese
Release dates
United States · September 8, 2000
Theatrical
Australia
March 1, 2001 · Theatrical
February 6, 2002 · Physical
Czechia
January 25, 2001 · Theatrical
France
November 8, 2000 · Theatrical
September 5, 2001 · Physical · VHS & DVD
November 21, 2019 · Digital · VOD
November 26, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
January 18, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 9, 2001 · Digital
Lithuania
May 18, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 18, 2001 · Theatrical
October 17, 2003 · TV · Yorin
September 5, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Spain
October 27, 2000 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 3, 2000 · Theatrical
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