Watching the Detectives

May 1, 2007

1h 34m

★ 6.3

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.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Peace Arch Entertainment Group

Hart-Lunsford Pictures

Plum Pictures

Watching the Detectives Trailers

Cast

Neil

Cillian Murphy

Violet

Lucy Liu

Jonathan

Jason Sudeikis

Lucien

Michael Panes

Marcia

Callie Thorne

Buddy

Michael Yurchak

Denise

Heather Burns

Detective Barloe

Mark Harelik

Detective Lowenstein

Ali Reza

Andy

Josh Pais

Glenn

Brett Gelman

Eager Customer

Lonny Ross

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