Nightwatch (1997)
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Cast
Ewan McGregor 
Nick Nolte Anais Evans Erich Anderson 
Josh Brolin Lauren Graham
Credits
Written by: 
Ole Bornedal
Plot
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.
Sinekatalog’s take
A law student working nights at a morgue finds himself drawn into a series of killings. The setting is creepy and the tension builds well, though some twists feel contrived. A tidy Scandinavian thriller for fans of eerie, enclosed mysteries.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (23,094 votes)
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