The Watcher is a 2000 American thriller directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader, Keanu Reeves and Marisa Tomei. Set in Chicago, the film is about a retired FBI agent who is stalked and taunted by a serial killer. Retired FBI Special Agent Joel Campbell lives in Chicago, where he is struggling to come to terms with his failure to capture a serial killer back when he was working in Los Angeles. Campbell attends therapy sessions with Dr. Polly Beilman , but otherwise has no other friends or social life. Campbell learns that a girl who lived in his apartment building has been killed.... He does not pay it much attention until he opens his mail and finds that a picture of the girl had been sent to his apartment three days before the murder. He brings this information to the attention of the detective on the case, Det. Mackie , and comes to the conclusion that the same serial killer has arrived in Chicago. FBI Special Agent in Charge Ibby tries to persuade Campbell to return to the case, but he refuses.
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| Release date: | September 8, 2000 |
| Directed by: | Joe Charbanic |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 97 Minutes |
| Producer: | Clark Peterson |
| Music by: | Marco Beltrami |
| Cinematography: | Michael Chapman |
| Screenplay by: | David Elliot |
| Estimated budget: | $35,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller |