Watching the Detectives

Watching the Detectives(2007)

"Sometimes love is stranger than fiction."

6.3/10
169 votes
94 minMay 1, 2007

Overview

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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