Why it may be worth watching
- Deathwatch combines Drama and Horror elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Jamie Bell, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Mike Downey.
- Viewers currently rate it 5.8/10 from 240 votes.
Movie
Deathwatch
Deliver them from evil.
In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.
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Cast
Jamie BellPfc. Charlie Shakespeare
Rúaidhrí ConroyPvt. Colin Chevasse
Mike DowneyMartin Plummer
Laurence FoxCapt. Bramwell Jennings
Roman HorákGerman soldier
Dean Lennox KellyPvt. Willie McNess
Torben LiebrechtFriedrich
Kris MarshallPvt. Barry Starinski
Hans MathesonPvt. Jack Hawkstone
Hugh O'ConorAnthony Bradford
Matthew RhysCpl. Doc Fairweather
Andy SerkisPvt. Thomas Quinn
Hugo SpeerSgt. David Tate
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Horror, Thriller. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
Content notes
A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include violence or peril, frightening or intense material. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
Themes and topics
supernaturalassaultsoldiertrencheshorrors of war1910s
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Reviews
GimlyExternal review ·
Techically unimpressive, but an interesting story well-acted.
_Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._
HaremCinemaExternal review ·
The world is believable, shot very well. The actors are also believable, even if they spend too much time shouting angrily for a horror movie. The overall experience that this movie left me with was a feeling of frustration. The emotional ‘ride’ seemed slow and awkward without any satisfying pay-off at the end. Not to be coarse, for me, investing ninety minutes in this story was all awkward foreplay without any satisfying release of tension. I’m happy that I watched it but would not watch it again nor would I recommend it to others.
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