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Watching the Detectives (2007)

Film · 2007 · 94 min · NR · Comedy · Romance

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.

Directed by Paul Soter

Starring Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Panes, Heather Burns, Callie Thorne, Michael Yurchak, Lonny Ross

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In cinemas1 May 2007
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release12 August 2008
First release anywhere1 May 2007

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