Watching the Detectives (film)

Watching the Detectives
Promotional poster
Directed byPaul Soter
Written byPaul Soter
Produced by
  • Celine Rattray
  • Daniela Taplin Lundberg
  • Galt Niederhoffer
Starring
CinematographyChristophe Lanzenberg
Edited byJeff W. Canavan
Music byNathan Barr
Production
company
Plum Pictures
Distributed byPeace Arch Films
Release dates
  • May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) (Tribeca)
  • August 12, 2008 (2008-08-12) (United States)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million
Box office$15,006[1]

Watching the Detectives is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Soter. The film stars Cillian Murphy as the film geek owner of an independent video rental store whose life is turned upside down when a femme fatale (Lucy Liu) comes into his life.

The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2007, and was released on DVD in the United States on August 12, 2008.

  1. ^ "Watching the Detectives (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 30, 2023.