Its plot is sometimes hard to swallow, but some fine acting and director Ridley Scott's stylish visual flair make Someone to Watch Over Me an engaging police thriller.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Ridley Scott -
Producer -
Harold Schneider , Mimi Polk Gitlin , Thierry de Ganay -
Screenwriter -
Howard Franklin -
Distributor -
Columbia Tristar , Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Columbia Pictures Corporation -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 9, 1987, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 1, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$8.9M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Surround