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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Spare, warm, unpretentious and nostalgic.
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- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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“Is Cillian Murphy the best thing in Watching the Detectives?”
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Cast
- Cillian MurphyNeil
- Lucy LiuViolet
- Jason SudeikisJonathan
- Michael PanesLucien
- Heather BurnsDenise
- Callie ThorneMarcia
- Michael YurchakBuddy
- Lonny RossEager Customer
- Josh PaisAndy
- Erik StolhanskeChad
Crew
- Paul SoterDirector
- Paul SoterWriter
- Christophe LanzenbergDirector of Photography
- Nathan BarrOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff CanavanEditor
- Daniela Taplin LundbergProducer
- Galt NiederhofferProducer
- Celine RattrayProducer
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