# The Watch (2012)

> A suburban Costco manager forms an unlikely neighborhood patrol that stumbles into a vulgar fight against an alien invasion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/56544

## Facts

- Runtime: 102 min
- Genres: Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
- Director: Akiva Schaffer
- Cast: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Erinn Hayes, Erin Moriarty, Jill Jane Clements
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298649/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, vulgar, energetic, late night comedy viewing, group movie night

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