The Watch
2012 · 1h 42m · Action, Comedy, Science Fiction · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
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