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UNITED STATES · 2012

The Watch

Akiva Schaffer
alien invasion suburban life male friendship neighborhood watch sci-fi comedy
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Synopsis

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.

Year2012
CountryUnited States
DirectorAkiva Schaffer
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