End of Watch, Movie Based on a True Story

The drama "End of Watch" was made to look real, incorporating hidden cameras in cop cars and handheld cell phone footage taken by actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. They do an excellent job making you feel like you are watching real life police work, but it is all controlled. Director David Ayer told journalists that some real cops in L.A. who happened to see the actors around the city didn't suspect them being actors. Events in the movie are inspired by LAPD gang police officer's true stories.