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Watching the Detectives

2007 · 94 min

A playful, mischievous romantic comedy that blurs reality and film noir, keeping you amused with its absurd pranks and quirky charm.

Directed by
Paul Soter
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.
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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Directed by
Paul Soter
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • deception
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Paul Soter
Written by
Paul Soter
Starring
Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Panes, Heather Burns, Callie Thorne, Michael Yurchak, Lonny Ross
Music
Nathan Barr
Cinematography
Christophe Lanzenberg
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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