Movie
Watching the Detectives
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Watching the Detectives
Cast
Cillian MurphyNeil
Lucy LiuViolet
Jason SudeikisJonathan
Michael PanesLucien
Callie ThorneMarcia
Michael YurchakBuddy
Heather BurnsDenise
Mark HarelikDetective BarloeCredits
- Directed by
- Paul Soter
- Written by
- Paul Soter
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $2M
Production
- Peace Arch Entertainment Group
- Hart-Lunsford PicturesUnited States
- Plum PicturesUnited States
