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Based on the book by A.M. Shine, “The Watchers” is Ishana Night Shyamalan ’s directorial debut, a fabled narrative that seesaws between fantastical whimsy and proposed horrific terror with lots of ambition but little finesse. Mina ( Dakota Fanning) is a lost soul.
31% Tomatometer 160 Reviews 52% Audience Score 250+ Verified Ratings The Watchers follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When...
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Jun 7, 2024 · Seeing the name Shyamalan on a movie trailer leads to certain expectations: plot twists, incremental reveals that change the nature of reality, foreboding supernatural vibe.
Jun 6, 2024 · ‘The Watchers’ Review: Ishana Night Shyamalan Directs a Glossy Woodland Horror Thriller. The Twist? The Film Is More Promising Than Good. Dakota Fanning is a lost soul trapped in a house in the...
Jul 17, 2021 · A.M. Shine. 3.96. 19,867 ratings2,900 reviews. This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker.
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Jun 6, 2024 · The Watchers, an adaptation of A.M. Shine’s debut horror novel by writer-director Ishana Shyamalan — and yes, that surname does seem awfully familiar — is banking on a few major primal fears ...
Jun 6, 2024 · The Watchers ultimately has more mythology than genuine drama: Its pressure-cooker scenario never simmers into a satisfying war of wills, because these wilderness convicts are closer to stick...
Jun 7, 2024 · Mina (Dakota Fanning), a 28-year-old artist, gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. Based on the novel by A.M. Shine.
Jun 7, 2024 · The Watchers is a sharply satisfying horror thriller thanks to a crackling cast, unnerving sound design, stomach-churning creatures, and an emotional story that offers far more than cheap...
Jun 6, 2024 · Dakota Fanning plays a woman trapped in an Irish forest with three strangers in Ishana Night Shyamalan's folkloric horror debut, 'The Watchers.
