Watching the Detectives (2008)

08/12/2008 (US) • Comedy, Romance • 1h 34m

Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.

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.

Watching the Detectives (2008)

08/12/2008 (US) • 1h 34m

Comedy, Romance

Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Cillian Murphy

Neil

Lucy Liu

Violet

Jason Sudeikis

Jonathan

Michael Panes

Lucien

Callie Thorne

Marcia

Michael Yurchak

Buddy

Heather Burns

Denise

Mark Harelik

Detective Barloe

Ali Reza

Detective Lowenstein

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

mischievous

absurd

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