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Night Watch

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Hundreds of years ago there was a battle between the Warriors of Light and the evil Warriors of Darkness. Realizing that they were evenly matched, the two sides agreed to a truce. The fragile peace between good and evil is kept in place by two groups: the Day Watch and the Night Watch, each monitoring the opposing side. Now Night Watch member Anton Gorodetsky finds himself at the center of a prophecy that may mark the end of the delicate balance between the two sides.
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This Russian horror/fantasy film pits darkness and light against each other using snazzy CGI visuals to create an extraordinary atmosphere of a dank, gloomy city wrestling with dread.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 10/20/2009
The punchy, nonstop visual effects crowd out coherent storytelling. Go to Full Review David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture 07/07/2007
For a good hour and change, the film is a big toy box that teases you out of the Gloom. Go to Full Review Matthew Leyland BBC.com 04/04/2006
3/5
A highly promising curtain-raiser to an ambitious trilogy. Go to Full Review Adele Hartley The List 04/27/2019
3/5
There are plenty of stunning set pieces here... but in its repetition and thinness, this, the first of a trilogy, does not bode well. Go to Full Review Nestor Hidalgo Sensacine 10/17/2018
3/5
An energetic pyrotechnic show full of visual effects. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review David Broc Fotogramas 10/17/2018
3/5
The director knows how to give a certain self-parochial sense to the story that helps oxygenate the delirious, labyrinthine and insane script, capable of causing more confusion amongst viewers. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris G Jan 18 I watched this twice - once without reading the books and once after. It’s a totally different experience once you’ve read the first book. Unfortunately, you really need to read the book to understand the world being created here. The "rules" and other backstory elements are missing in the movie. My advice is read the book and then watch in Russian with the subtitles, as he actually put some artistry and effects on the subtitles…it’s very cool and I don’t know why directors don’t try this with other non-English movies…it makes the subtitles easier to read and it adds to the experience. Most of the books in this series are very good and my advice for Day Watch is again to read it first before watching the movie. See more steven d Aug 17 No idea why such average reviews for this excellent film. Its a story about a man drawn into a secret world of monsters and demons, good and evil. Well acted with beautiful special effects and a world that draws you in. See more Paul M May 12 A fairly misunderstood film… It should have been marketed as an action fantasy and not a horror film.  It’s got some of the trapping of a horror film but fits better outside of that framework.  This is an extremely creative and singularly unique film but won’t be for everyone unfortunately.   It’s quickly paced, clever and at times quite brutal. See more Larry H @Larry907 05/29/2023 Excellent story of good vs evil. The dubbing was obvious, but the voice actors are good. See more dick n 12/13/2022 Not bad for an rather un-heard of early 2000 movie. See more colin m 03/06/2022 Not very interesting. See more Read all reviews
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Timur Bekmambetov

Director

Konstantin Khabenskiy

Anton Gorodetsky

Vladimir Menshov

Geser

Viktor Verzhbitskiy

Zavulon

Galina Tyunina

Sorceress Olga

Zhanna Friske

Alisa Donnikova

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Synopsis Hundreds of years ago there was a battle between the Warriors of Light and the evil Warriors of Darkness. Realizing that they were evenly matched, the two sides agreed to a truce. The fragile peace between good and evil is kept in place by two groups: the Day Watch and the Night Watch, each monitoring the opposing side. Now Night Watch member Anton Gorodetsky finds himself at the center of a prophecy that may mark the end of the delicate balance between the two sides.
Director
Timur Bekmambetov
Producer
Konstantin Ernst, Anatoly Maximov
Screenwriter
Timur Bekmambetov, Sergei Lukyanenko, Sergei Lukyanenko
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
Bazelevs Production, TABBAK, Channel One Russia, The First Channel
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre
Horror, Fantasy, Action
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 27, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.5M
Runtime
1h 55m
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