Watcher (2022)
Evil wants to be seen.
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Watcher rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.3/10· 59K votes
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic72%
TMDb6.5/10· 1K votesWith 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Watcher
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
Cast of Watcher
Maika Monroe
as Julia
Karl Glusman
as Francis
Burn Gorman
as Watcher
Mãdãlina Anea
as Irina
Gabriela Butuc
as Flavia
Cristina Deleanu
as Eleonora
Ștefan Iancu
as Sebastian
- F
Florian Ghimpu
as Officer Radu
- F
Flaviu Crisan
as Simion
Ioana Abur
as Simion's Wife
Alexandru Ion
as Nicolae
Aida Economu
as Lucia
Watcher facts
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $3.6M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Language barrier creates genuine paranoia and isolation tension
- •Decapitation-focused thriller sustains unease throughout narrative
- •Neighbor threat concept delivers intimate apartment horror
What the audience disliked
- •Slow-burn pacing may test patience for action-seeking viewers
- •Mystery resolution feels predictable despite strong critic approval
Trailer
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