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Your dream home comes with a squatter who REALLY doesn't want roommates.
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54
IMDb
54
Rotten Tomatoes
19
Audience Score
19
Google
70
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The Watcher (2016)

paint-by-numbers haunted housedirect-to-streaming energyaggressively okay

Overview

HorrorThriller

Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and that someone -- or something -- is determined to drive them out.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Edi Gathegi deserved better material and possibly a better house.

Best for:Streaming: Perfect for when you've scrolled too long and settle.·Background: Loud enough to fold laundry to, quiet enough to miss nothing.
Heads up:Jump Scares: Exactly 47 fake-outs before anything actually happens. I counted.
R

Director

Ryan Rothmaier

ReleasedOct 1, 2016
Runtime1h 29m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
MarVista Entertainment

Top Cast

Erin Cahill

Erin Cahill

Emma

Edi Gathegi

Edi Gathegi

Noah

Denise Crosby

Denise Crosby

Jeanne

Kevin Daniels

Kevin Daniels

Reggie

Tracie Thoms

Tracie Thoms

Amanda

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Stark

Sab Shimono

Sab Shimono

Wendell

Ruth Williamson

Ruth Williamson

Francine

Takayo Fischer

Takayo Fischer

Gladys

John Billingsley

John Billingsley

Dr. Klein

Caroline Kinsolving

Caroline Kinsolving

Grossman

Elle Young

Elle Young

Lacey

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was director Ryan Rothmaier's first and only feature film. The house is real and located in Los Angeles, not whatever vague 'upstate' they pretended.

Cultural

Released in 2016, this rode the coattails of 'The Conjuring' haunted house boom but with roughly 1/50th the budget and 0% of the Warrens' mythology commitment.

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