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Directed by | Ishana Night Shyamalan |
Screenplay by | Ishana Night Shyamalan |
Based on | The Watchers by A. M. Shine |
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Cinematography | Eli Arenson |
Edited by | Job ter Burg |
Music by | Abel Korzeniowski |
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Distributed by | New Line Cinema (through Warner Bros. Pictures) |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million[2][3] |
Box office | $33 million[4] |
The Watchers is a 2024 American supernatural horror fantasy film written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan in her directorial debut, produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and based on the 2021 novel by A. M. Shine.[5][6] It stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan, and follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist who becomes trapped in a vast, untouched forest in the west of Ireland. Seeking shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are stalked by mysterious creatures every night.
The Watchers was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 7, 2024. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $33 million worldwide.