The influx of visual stimuli that is made available on the streaming giant, Netflix, remains an ever-growing, boundless pit of both taste and niche. Abundant in its services, the streaming platform has laid out to the viewers a plethora, which can often lead to a bit of retrospection before apt selection, one such being the show The Watcher
or the movie Watcher
and no matter how similar the names get, there is always a click
that is going to set the shows at hand apart.
A situation as such does not often occur, in regards to the nitpicked selection on the platform, but when it does, there is not a thing to be worried about.
To watch the Watcher and The Watcher on Netflix
While both pieces having been released in 2022 in separate times of the year, and with both falling under the horror-slash-mystery genre, there could be a possibility of an ample amount of confusion that could ensue. But we could start with the fact that while The Watcher
remains one of the most iconic TV-series also shared on Netflix, Watcher
on the other hand is a lesser known movie
available on platforms (aside from Netflix) such as Amazon Prime Video.
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Tribute to one of my favorite films “Watcher” directed by Chloe Okuno and starring brilliant Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman . Just loooove this film. It’s on Netflix now so go watch it!👀 pic.twitter.com/vXAqGjAdOh
— kino_maniac (@Liza_Shumska) February 1, 2024
Being less out-there and known to the audience, the film Watcher
holds its place as the directorial debut of Chloe Okuno, where she has adapted an original screenplay by Zack Ford. The cast of the film also marks its mellow beginnings with name such as Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman and Burn Gorman. The film is also a Grand Jury Prize nominee and recipient of positive critical acclaim, marking the possible over-the-years marination of the film into a classic hidden gem.
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While Watcher
the film serves us with a niche underrated piece, The Watcher
lies on a completely opposite side of the spectrum.
From real to reel: The Watcher series
Said to be based on a series of true events that one Broaddus family after their shift to a house in New York
, where their days began to be dotted by the horrors of being stalked by an entity unknown to them. The series involves a more dramatized and probably even softened version of what might have ensued in real life, with appropriate twists for engagement from baseless blaming and ghosts of the past in the spirit of relatives and their possessions. The Watchers
has cemented itself as a Netflix must watch during the time of its run from October 2022, to present day.
Started watching “The Watcher” on Netflix and it’s soooooooo GOOD! It’s so creepy. I only finished two episodes but those two episodes gave me CHILLS, can’t wait to watch more tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/4o8F5ZU2gG
— Zack Larsen (@_ZackLarsen) January 12, 2025
The two pieces of visual culminations, in their own rights, represent a hardly-been-able to master genre, in the industry. While it is easy to run of ideas and surprises that would stimulate the human brain to think and turn the gears inside, the show and the movie maintain an engaging plot regardless of the blueprint of Hollywood horror that they follow, making sure to balance the generic nature of their plots with contrary and explorative characters and dynamics between them.
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Which of the two do you think will you be watching first? Let us know in the comments below!
