---
title: 'Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ridley Scott'
released: '1987-10-09'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/someone-to-watch-over-me-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094008/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

1987 · 103 min · Crime, Thriller, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Someone to Watch Over Me is a 1987 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Howard Franklin. It stars Tom Berenger as a police detective who has to protect a wealthy woman, who is a key witness in a murder trial. The film's soundtrack includes the George and Ira Gershwin song from which the film takes its title, recorded by Sting, and Vangelis' "Memories of Green", originally from Scott's Blade Runner (1982).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-franklin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Steven Poster](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-poster)
- **Editor:** [Claire Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-simpson)

## Cast

- [Mimi Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimi-rogers)
- [John Rubinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-rubinstein)
- [Lorraine Bracco](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-bracco)
- [Jerry Orbach](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-orbach)
- [Jack McGee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-mcgee)
- [Daniel Hugh Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-hugh-kelly)
- [Tom Berenger](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-berenger)
- [Andreas Katsulas](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-katsulas)
- [Mark Moses](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-moses)

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