Watching the Detectives
2007 · 1h 34m · Comedy, Romance · United States of America · Rated TP (FR)
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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Paul Soter6.2Smart score
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