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Watching the Detectives

  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
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6.2/10
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Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy in Watching the Detectives (2007)
A film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.
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A film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than... Read allA film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.A film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
5K
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    • Paul Soter
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  • Stars
    • Cillian Murphy
    • Lucy Liu
    • Jason Sudeikis
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  • Stars
    • Cillian Murphy
    • Lucy Liu
    • Jason Sudeikis
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    • 30User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy in Watching the Detectives (2007)
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    Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy in Watching the Detectives (2007)
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    Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy, Callie Thorne, and Dennis Gubbins in Watching the Detectives (2007)
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    Lucy Liu and Cillian Murphy in Watching the Detectives (2007)
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    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Neil
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • Violet
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Jonathan
    Michael Panes
    Michael Panes
    • Lucien
    Callie Thorne
    Callie Thorne
    • Marcia
    Michael Yurchak
    Michael Yurchak
    • Buddy
    Heather Burns
    Heather Burns
    • Denise
    Mark Harelik
    Mark Harelik
    • Detective Barloe
    Ali Reza
    Ali Reza
    • Detective Lowenstein
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Andy
    Brett Gelman
    Brett Gelman
    • Glenn
    Lonny Ross
    Lonny Ross
    • Eager Customer
    Paul Scheer
    Paul Scheer
    • Annoying Customer
    Richard Waddingham
    Richard Waddingham
    • Dennis - Bald Giant
    J.T. O'Connor
    J.T. O'Connor
    • Bald Creep
    Joel Marsh Garland
    Joel Marsh Garland
    • Bald Customer
    Erik Stolhanske
    Erik Stolhanske
    • Chad
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In order to keep as authentic of an American accent as possible, Cillian Murphy didn't use his true Irish accent on set until the film finished shooting.
    • Goofs
      Violet says she doesn't have a driver's license, but she still manages to drive a car to Neil's house. However, she may have told Neil that she didn't have a driver's license just to see how he'd react, just like almost everything else she did to him.
    • Quotes

      Lucien: Ya know, we could do this later if you want?

      Neil: Oh god Lucien, she's ruined it for me Lucien. I mean it's all so boring now!

      Lucien: Hey, hey let's put in a movie?

      Neil: No, no more movies. It's no use, it's not enough anymore, ya know? It's just all so mundane and so predictable Lucien. Oh hey look! It's Jayson. Jayson's going to come in here and he's going to hand me a package, and then he's going hand me his thing, and I'm going to sign the thing and I'm going to hand it right back to him, and then he's going to get in his truck and he's going to drive of. Oh, it's... it's so predictable Lucien, it's not enough anymore, ya know? Where's the... where's the adventure, you know?

      [while signing Jayson's package]

      Neil: there's no adventure man. Where's the adventure Lucien?

      Jay: You signed it Neil Adventure.

      [Neil signs it again]

      Jay: You crossed out Adventure and wrote adventure again.

      Neil: What does it matter Jayson? Huh!

      [Neil walks away]

      Jay: It matters because I'm actually responsible for any package that doesn't have a valiad signature or receipt...

      Lucien: [Goes to sign the package] Jesus Christ...

      Jay: I don't make the rules.

      Lucien: Lighten up Jayson.

    • Connections
      Features Scarlet Street (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Break & Hip
      Written by Adam Sanborne (BMI)

      Courtesy of S3 Music and Sound

    User reviews30

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    7/10
    many great laughs in a shallow pond
    This is an original movie with some amazingly funny and surprising moments, some preposterously bad acting and action, and a premise and resolution that really strains the imagination. Plus some very very good lines. It's a movie that plays, rather joyously, at 'being dumb' (Lucy Liu's nipple pops out of her dress and remains there for a whole scene) but creates hysterical situations and carries them off thru the sheer pleasure of Murphy's enthusiasm. Liu's athleticism is on subtle display and it is pretty amazing. It also has two of the best rock and roll moments I've ever seen in films; one, a great indie band in a club running thru the heart riff of a unique song and two, a highly produced backyard karaoke performance that perfectly resolves the needs of the film's moment. The ending is kind of forced but to come up with a real resolution of this story would take a writer of true genius. Summary: not so good, but you can't find this many laughs of this quality very easily. A must-see for a totally non-serious I-don't-know-what-to-do-today day.
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    • steve1480
    • Jun 25, 2008

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2008 (Russia)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Plum Pictures
      • Peace Arch Entertainment Group
      • Hart-Lunsford Pictures
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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