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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Character
Spare, warm, unpretentious and comic.
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
Who loves it, who doesn't
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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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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
She's Funny That Way 201569% alikeBoth comic, warm, unpretentious.
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 200167% alikeBoth comic, warm, cool.
The Brady Bunch Movie 199564% alikeBoth warm, comic, nostalgic; this one is more resolved.
Mallrats 199564% alikeBoth comic, unpretentious, warm.
Drop Dead Fred 199162% alikeBoth spare, comic, unpretentious.
Both warm, comic, cool.
Senior Year 202262% alikeBoth comic, unpretentious, effortless; this one is more resolved.
Kiss Me Kate 195361% alikeBoth spare, warm, unpretentious.
Reboot 202277% alikeSeries · Both comic, nostalgic, warm.
BH90210 201974% alikeSeries · Both nostalgic, unpretentious, warm.
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