Nightwatch fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Nightwatch is nerve-racking, scary, and thrilling. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery.
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Nightwatch is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, and Shudder in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 7.1 and Rotten Tomatoes 63%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 47 min
Nightwatch runs 1 h 47 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Nightwatch higher (75) than critics (63). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in Danish. Produced in Denmark.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Nightwatch in 14 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 218 storytelling tropes for Nightwatch, including All Prophecies Are True, Fictional Sport, Shapeshifting Excludes Clothing.
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