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The Watch

The Watch

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The Watch

"Got protection?"

2012

1h 42m

5.6(2502 votes)

Comedy

Action

Science Fiction

Overview

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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Production Companies

21 Laps Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Evan

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Bob

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill

Franklin

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Jamarcus

Rosemarie DeWitt

Rosemarie DeWitt

Abby

Erinn Hayes

Erinn Hayes

Bob's Wife

Erin Moriarty

Erin Moriarty

Chelsea

Jill Jane Clements

Jill Jane Clements

City Council Woman

Will Forte

Will Forte

Sergeant Bressman

Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez

Chucho

Creative team

Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
Written by: Jared Stern
Seth Rogen
Produced by: Shawn Levy

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