Watch It (1993) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1993, Watch It is a comédie film directed by Tom Flynn, running about 102 minutes. “Four men and the women they annoy.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Mike, Danny, and Rick are grown men who share a house in Chicago. They take on a fourth house mate, John, who is Mike's estranged first cousin. John's welcome to the house is crowned by his introduction to a game of perpetual pranks called "Watch it!" When not playing pranks on each other, the three men spend their time womanizing, avoiding commitment, treating women badly, and talking about women in the coarsest terms. John, somewhat of a drifter with a fear of commitment, is nonetheless a man apart from this trio of feckless cowards. He takes a shine to Anne, recently jilted by his cousin Mike. Meanwhile, Rick is doing his best to ruin a promising relationship with the fetching and sincere Ellen. How Annie, Ellen, Rick, Mike, and John sort out (or fail to sort out) their social lives becomes the focus of the movie.

Who’s in it. Watch It stars Peter Gallagher as John, Suzy Amis as Anne, John C. McGinley as Rick and Jon Tenney as Michael, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Watch It has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Watch It page.

If you liked it. Fans of Watch It tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.