Watching the Detectives
“Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.”
2007•NR•1h 34m•6.3•Released
ComedyRomance
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.
Director
Paul Soter
Writer
Paul Soter
Budget
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Peace Arch Entertainment Group
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
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
Production
Company
Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Company
Hart-Lunsford Pictures
Company
Plum Pictures
Producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg
Producer
Galt Niederhoffer
Producer
Celine Rattray
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