Watching the Detectives
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2007-05-01
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Paul Soter
Writer: Paul Soter
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Original title: Watching the Detectives
Production Companies: Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Hart-Lunsford Pictures, Plum Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Cillian Murphy
Lucy Liu
Jason Sudeikis
Michael Panes
Callie Thorne
Michael Yurchak
Heather Burns
Mark Harelik
Ali Reza
Josh Pais
Brett Gelman
Lonny Ross
Paul Scheer
Richard Waddingham
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