Film

Watching the Detectives

2007 · 1h 34m · Comedy · Romance

Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.

IMDb

6.2

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.

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

J.T. O'Connor

Bald Creep

Joel Marsh Garland

Bald Customer

• Paul SoterWriter · Director
• Daniela Taplin LundbergProducer
• Galt NiederhofferProducer
• Celine RattrayProducer
• John FlockExecutive Producer
• Irving SchwartzExecutive Producer
• Gary HowsamExecutive Producer
• Reagan SilberExecutive Producer
• Randy SimonExecutive Producer
• Lewin WebbExecutive Producer

Release date

May 1, 2007

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

NR

Budget

$2,000,000

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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