Someone to Watch Over Me

Someone to Watch Over Me

If you ever see me again, you never saw me before.

Directed by Ridley Scott

Produced by Columbia Pictures

1987103 min5.8 / 10

A stylish 1980s thriller-romance centered on the charged connection between a detective and the socialite he's sworn to protect, balancing danger with intimate attraction.

Claire Gregory, an upper class New York personality, witnesses a murder in a luxurious nightclub. Detective Mike Keegan, recently promoted, is assigned to protect her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Someone to Watch Over Me easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is Someone to Watch Over Me scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Someone to Watch Over Me sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Someone to Watch Over Me end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Someone to Watch Over Me violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity82

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Surprise9

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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