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Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives

Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.

20076.31h 34m

Overview

Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

Directed by Paul Soter
Written by Paul Soter
Produced by Celine Rattray, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

Top Cast

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Neil

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Violet

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Jonathan

Michael Panes

Michael Panes

Lucien

Callie Thorne

Callie Thorne

Marcia

Michael Yurchak

Michael Yurchak

Buddy

Heather Burns

Heather Burns

Denise

Mark Harelik

Mark Harelik

Detective Barloe

Ali Reza

Ali Reza

Detective Lowenstein

Josh Pais

Josh Pais

Andy

Themes & Keywords

mischievousabsurd

About Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives is a comedy, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of mischievous, absurd. Directed by Paul Soter, it stars Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis. Neil, a self-proclaimed film geek and owner of Gumshoe video, has always been content to live vicariously through his favorite films noir. But when he meets Violet, a real-life femme fatale, his mundane world gets turned upside down and the line between reality and the movies quickly begins to blur.

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