# Death Watch (1980)

> A covert brain-camera operator records a terminally ill woman for a ruthless television spectacle, forcing technology and journalism into an intimate crisis of consent.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2163

## Facts

- Runtime: 131 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Bertrand Tavernier
- Cast: Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Thérèse Liotard, Max von Sydow, Caroline Langrishe, William Russell, Vadim Glowna
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081182/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, contemplative, unsettling, late night viewing, science fiction double feature

## Movies like Death Watch

- [The Belly of an Architect (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/10384)
- [Naked Lunch (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/1819)
- [Honey Bunch (2026)](https://ember.film/movie/7348264)
- [The Zero Theorem (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/96762)
- [Brazil (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/41)
- [Demon Seed (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/11328)
- [Scanners (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/4716)
- [Videodrome (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/682)
- [The Congress (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/94509)
- [Bad Timing (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/20777)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt