5.9 Score

2007 • 1h 34min • Not Rated • Comedy, Romance

Watching the Detectives

"Sometimes love is stranger than fiction."

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.

IMDb 6.2

Director

Paul Soter

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Paul Soter

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Nathan Barr

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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

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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

Josh Pais Andy

Brett Gelman Glenn

Lonny Ross Eager Customer

Paul Scheer Annoying Customer

Richard Waddingham Dennis - Bald Giant

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Joel Marsh Garland Bald Customer

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