Our take
The Watchers strands a young woman in an Irish forest with three strangers and something that comes at night. Expect creature sounds, trapped-coop dread, s-word language, and a bedroom joke. Fine for 13+ who can handle slow creature horror. Sensitive kids will find the nights grim
Story (may spoil tone)
A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
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Details
Violence Blood in the backstory and kill-talk among the trapped. Not a splatter…
Blood in the backstory and kill-talk among the trapped. Not a splatter film
Language s-word in the panic. PG-13 level
s-word in the panic. PG-13 level
Sex / nudity A bedroom joke. No sex scene
A bedroom joke. No sex scene
Drugs / alcohol Smoking, whiskey in a song, and a drunk father in talk
Smoking, whiskey in a song, and a drunk father in talk
Frightening Night creatures outside a coop you cannot leave. Slow and mean
Night creatures outside a coop you cannot leave. Slow and mean
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- They are being watched. What would you have risked to leave?
- Strangers share a shelter. Who did you trust?
- The forest has a history. Did the explanation help or make it worse?