Deathwatch (2002) movie poster

Deathwatch

2002 ·1h 34m · ★ 5.7 (221)

In the brutal trench fighting of the First World War, a British Infantry Company is separated from their regiment after a fierce battle. Attempting to return to their lines, the British soldiers discover what appears to be a bombed out German trench, abandoned except for a few dazed German soldiers. After killing most of the Germans, and taking one prisoner, the British company fortifies to hold the trench until reinforcements can arrive. Soon, however, strange things being to happen as a sense of evil descends on the trench and the British begin turn on each other.

Why it matters
3 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
86
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
57
Survival
66
Supernatural

Tone

Suspenseful

Content Warnings

Dehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

1910sassaulthorrors of warsoldiertensetrenches

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