The Watch is a 2012 American science fiction comedy film directed by Akiva Schaffer and written by Jared Stern, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg. It stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade as a group of neighbors who form a suburban neighborhood watch group, where they uncover an extraterrestrial discovery. Rosemarie DeWitt is also among the cast. This was the final film role of R. Lee Ermey, who died on April 15, 2018.