---
title: 'The Watch (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akiva Schaffer'
released: '2012-07-27'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-watch-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298649/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Watch (2012)

2012 · 102 min · Comedy, Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Watch is a 2012 American science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Jared Stern, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg. It stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade as a group of neighbors who form a suburban neighborhood watch group, where they uncover an extraterrestrial discovery. Rosemarie DeWitt is also among the cast. This was the final film role of R. Lee Ermey, who died on April 15, 2018.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akiva Schaffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/akiva-schaffer)
- **Screenplay:** [Seth Rogen](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-rogen), [Evan Goldberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-goldberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christophe Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/christophe-beck)
- **Producer:** [Shawn Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-levy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-peterson)
- **Editor:** [Dean Zimmerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-zimmerman)

## Cast

- [Carissa Capobianco](https://cinepixo.com/people/carissa-capobianco)
- [Richard Ayoade](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-ayoade)
- [Jorma Taccone](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorma-taccone)
- [Jonah Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonah-hill)
- [Billy Crudup](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crudup)
- [R. Lee Ermey](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-lee-ermey)
- [Will Forte](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-forte)
- [Doug Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/doug-jones)
- [Nicholas Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-braun)
- [Erin Moriarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/erin-moriarty)
- [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller)
- [Vince Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-vaughn)
- [Rosemarie DeWitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosemarie-dewitt)
- [Mel Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/mel-rodriguez)
- [Erinn Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/erinn-hayes)

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