“Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.”
Watching the Detectives
6.3
191 votes·2007
·1h 34m
·MovieComedyRomance
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.
Keywords
mischievousabsurd
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
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