Watching the Detectives
6.2
“Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.”
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.
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Cast
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Cillian Murphy
Neil
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Oppenheimer
Lucy Liu
Violet
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Elementary
Jason Sudeikis
Jonathan
Known for
Ted Lasso
We're the Millers
Michael Panes
Lucien
Known for
We Bought a Zoo
Infamous
Heather Burns
Denise
Known for
You've Got Mail
Bored to Death
Callie Thorne
Marcia
Known for
The Wire
Rescue Me
Michael Yurchak
Buddy
Known for
The Slammin' Salmon
Quasi
Lonny Ross
Eager Customer
Known for
30 Rock
Good Luck Chuck
Josh Pais
Andy
Known for
Joker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Erik Stolhanske
Chad
Known for
Beerfest
Super Troopers
Steve Lemme
Waiter
Known for
Super Troopers
Beerfest
Brett Gelman
Glenn
Known for
Stranger Things
Fleabag
Paul Soter Director · Nathan Barr Composer Christophe Lanzenberg Cinematographer
Budget $2M · United States release August 12, 2008 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Production
Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Production
Hart-Lunsford Pictures
Production
Plum Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 1, 2007
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · August 12, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
January 12, 2008 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
France
August 12, 2008 · Physical
Germany
July 25, 2008 · Physical
Italy
December 3, 2008 · Physical
Poland
February 20, 2008 · Physical
Portugal
June 6, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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