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63% Critic Match
Watching the Detectives
“Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.”
6.3 / 10• 2007• 1h 34m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Cillian Murphy
Neil
Lead
Lucy Liu
Violet
Jason Sudeikis
Jonathan
Michael Panes
Lucien
Callie Thorne
Marcia
Michael Yurchak
Buddy
Heather Burns
Denise
Mark Harelik
Detective Barloe
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Soter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Watching the Detectives is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
