The Watcher (2000) Poster

(I) (2000)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for violence and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • There are some drawings of naked women, and one drawing displays full-frontal nudity.
  • A man looks at a Victoria's Secret catalogue, and women in underwear are seen in it.
  • There are some sexual references and discussions of sex.

Violence & Gore

  • A dead woman lies on the ground with her throat cut.
  • In an extended scene we see a woman sitting on a chair with hands tied behind her back and duct tape on her mouth and a man picks her up and dances with her, and her feet smear blood on the ground.
  • We see a dead woman lying on the floor; her throat has obviously been cut and she's lying in a pool of blood.
  • During a flashback shown several times we see a woman tied down while her house is on fire; we hear her scream, as it becomes evident (although we don't see it) that she is on fire.
  • A man shoots a man in the chest with a shotgun; some blood is visible.
  • A man chases another man and shoots at him. They both commander cars, and several cars crash during the chase. One of the men smashes some gas pumps, and drops a lighter in the gas, which causes the gas station to explode.
  • A man's corpse is seen, and his face is bloody and horribly burned.
  • In different scenes, we see a man grabbing several women from behind, covering their mouths.
  • A man picks the woman up and pretends to dance with her, while kissing her taped mouth.
  • In a close-up we see her dangling feet smearing blood on the floor.
  • We also see the man strangle two other women in a similar fashion -- these scenes are in silhouette.
  • A door is knocked down and a fire ball comes out engulfing several men and throwing them back.
  • A man on fire jumps into a river. Another man rolls him over and we see a quick glimpse of his burned face.
  • There are several car chases, involving several car crashes.
  • A man throws a lit lighter on gasoline spewing from damaged fuel pumps and causes a huge explosion.
  • A police car rolls over and then blows up (we learn later that three policemen were killed).
  • During two other chases men shoot at a speeding car.
  • A man chases a woman through a deserted factory, and several men chase other men
  • A man is hit by a car (he doesn't seem seriously injured and we see this scene in flashback several times)
  • A man jumps on another man and then holds him down by putting his foot on his back.
  • A man shoots another man in the leg; a little blood is visible.
  • A woman hits a man on the head with a boom box.
  • A man hits another man on the head with a pistol, rendering him unconscious.
  • A man stabs another man with what looks like a syringe or a pen (the scene is very indistinct).
  • There are a few scuffles; a policeman grabs a man and shoves him into a wall several times.
  • We see a man injecting himself in the bruised groin (presumably from previous injections).
  • We see blood on a business card and a man washing his gloved, bloody hands.
  • In another scene, a man starts to strangle a woman with a piano wire (he stops as she's gasping for breath).

Profanity

  • 27 f words, plus other adult language is in the film.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A burned up corpse is seen
  • This movie is about a serial killer who garrotes mostly women with piano wire.
  • As the police race toward their location, A man must deal with a serial killer and the fact that he's rigged his next victim to die via burning/an explosion (from many lit candles sitting next to kerosene and gas).

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Violence & Gore

  • A man stabs another man and punches him. They shoot at each other as the room catches fire, and one of them is shot twice. One of the men and a woman jump through a window, and the other man catches on fire and jumps out as well. All three land in a river below.

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