Watching the Detectives

Name: Watching the Detectives
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2007-05-01
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Panes, Callie Thorne

2007·Movie·NR·94 min·★ 6.3(190)

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“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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About Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives is a 2007 English-language comedy and romance film directed by Paul Soter. The cast is led by Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

Watching the Detectives was produced by Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Hart-Lunsford Pictures, and Plum Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on May 1, 2007, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Paul Soter
Writers: Paul Soter
Release date: May 1, 2007
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $2 million
Production: Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Hart-Lunsford Pictures, Plum Pictures

#mischievous#absurd

Watching the Detectives cast & crew

Watching the Detectives was directed by Paul Soter and written by Paul Soter.

The cast features Cillian Murphy as Neil, Lucy Liu as Violet, Jason Sudeikis as Jonathan, Michael Panes as Lucien, Callie Thorne as Marcia, and Michael Yurchak as Buddy.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nathan Barr, cinematography is by Christophe Lanzenberg, and it was produced by Randy Simon and Irving Schwartz.

Is Watching the Detectives worth watching?

Watching the Detectives holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 190 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy and romance, Watching the Detectives is worth a place on your watchlist.

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