End of Watch

R

Released Sep 21, 2012

1 hr. 49 min.

Crime

Drama

Action

List

85%

183 Reviews

Tomatometer

86%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Longtime LAPD partners and friends, Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña) patrol one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Though they may bend the rules, their honor and dedication to the job are unquestioned. Taylor and Zavala always have each other's back, even if Taylor's surreptitious filming of their daily activities for a college course is a bit ill-advised. All hell breaks loose for the officers when they run afoul of a vicious Mexican cartel.

Read More

Read Less

Watch on Fandango at Home

Premiered Apr 02

Buy Now

Fandango at Home

Prime Video

Paramount+

Apple TV

Watch End of Watch with a subscription on Paramount+, rent on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

Critics Consensus

End of Watch has the energy, devotion to characters, and charismatic performances to overcome the familiar pitfalls of its genre and handheld format.

Read Critics Reviews

Alec C

On the streets, you should be sure to have a partner by your side because a badge will not protect you! Two police officers patrol the streets of their L.A. beat while sharing a brotherly bond off-duty, only to run afoul with some dangerous criminals who have no problem shooting cops. A realistic portrayal of cops and their lives outside the job, the chemistry between the two leads adds some much-needed levity!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

Full Review

KB B

This was such an engaging film with tons of action and humor. It's definitely worth the watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

Full Review

Max W

the end really got to me. Brilliant movie. Gyllenhaal is the best

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

Full Review

KauÃ£ M

The characters are born with chemistry, you don't need 5 minutes to get attached to them and understand how their relationship works, and throughout this there is a great construction of development that culminates in a great ending.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

Full Review

Tyler D

Hands down the best Cop movie Ever created. It's as simple as that.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/24

Full Review

Forged S

While I'm not a flag-waving, "oorah," champion for the profession who gets choked up by movies like this, not by any stretch, this is about as "accurate" as you're going to get. Well, sort of. The story is region-specific to Southern California, however, the general banter, mannerisms and dialogue choices are fairly accurate to the profession, despite the usual Hollywood embellishments. You can tell writer/director David Ayer and actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Micheal Peña did their homework and the movie's honestly better for it. Not every movie needs to go to such lengths, but when a movie can showcase the reality of the profession, albeit a hyper-realized one (though not often seen), it'll hopefully inspire future creators to stop sensationalizing the police and misinforming viewers of what officers actually do and the real dangers they potentially face.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

Full Review

Read all reviews

Post a rating

David Ayer

Director

Jake Gyllenhaal

Brian Taylor

Michael Peña

Mike Zavala

Natalie Martinez

Gabby

Anna Kendrick

Janet

David Harbour

Van Hauser

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

93%

79%

Drive

31%

57%

Gangster Squad

87%

87%

The Raid: Redemption

21%

52%

Outlaw

47%

43%

Miami Vice

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Jake Gyllenhaal’s 10 Best Movies

Anna Kendrick’s Best-Reviewed Movies

10 Found Footage Films

View more photos

Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

This abrasive and brilliant Los Angeles cop drama contains two exceptional male-lead performances.

Feb 27, 2023

Full Review

Francesca Steele

Independent (UK)

This is the thinking man's action movie, a cop flick that takes us off the beaten track. Above all, though, it is a bromance.

Aug 11, 2017

Full Review

Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Ayer and his cast appear to have so convincingly nailed the way these characters talk and act that you might not even notice the film slipping from workaday grit into out-and-out myth.

Jan 8, 2013

Full Review

Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Though Ayer’s screenplay resorts to some of the clichés we associate with the genre, the performances are so strong that we hardly care.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 25, 2022

Full Review

Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

There are countless buddy-cop action movies, but this one really is a bit different.

Apr 8, 2021

Full Review

Jason Best

Movie Talk

With throat-grabbing immediacy, giddily frenetic cop thriller End of Watch thrusts you into the front seat of an LA patrol car.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 17, 2020

Full Review

Read all reviews

Synopsis

Longtime LAPD partners and friends, Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Peña) patrol one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Though they may bend the rules, their honor and dedication to the job are unquestioned. Taylor and Zavala always have each other's back, even if Taylor's surreptitious filming of their daily activities for a college course is a bit ill-advised. All hell breaks loose for the officers when they run afoul of a vicious Mexican cartel.

Director: David Ayer
Executive Producer: Randall Emmett, Stepan Martirosyan, Remington Chase, Adam Kassan, Chrisann Verges, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Jake Gyllenhaal
Screenwriter: David Ayer
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Le Grisbi
Rating: R (Sexual References|Pervasive Language|Some Disturbing Images|Some Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2012, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 2012
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.0M

Most Popular at Home Now