Watching the Detectives

Movie • 2007 • Comedy  

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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. Will Neil step up and embrace a life full of adventure or retreat back to his comfortable couch?
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Does the dog die?
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is someone tortured?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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sampharos
In a flashback you see a character jump off the roof of a building, and his (not bloody) body afterwards. The scene is played for shock comedy.
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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The main characters take turns following each other around
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Is there domestic violence?
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sampharos
Kind of the main theme of the movie lol but it's meant to be fun
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is rape mentioned?
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It is implied althought using other terms
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A man pulls down his pants and chases another man around implying that he would assault him (which is later revealed to be part of a “joke”)
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Bodily Harm
Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there amputation?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Is there a hanging?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Scene occurs during the second rock star boyfriend flash back. No blood but noise
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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A character looks into a tiny window, another character suddenly appears scaring them
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Are there clowns?
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Is someone possessed?
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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clownish
just mentions through out the movie
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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A character is shown panicking, not an outright panic attack thought.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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A man jumps off a building and the camera shows his body, no blood
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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clownish
baby shown throughout the movie sometimes crying pretty loud
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Does someone miscarry?
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clownish
theres an alive baby
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there usages of the n-word?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Is there hate speech?
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OllyKI
One character calls someone a derogatory term for Polish people
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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There is a sex scene
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No, but the scenes where Neil cries are played somewhat comedically
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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A character is shown fully submerged in a bath tub. Does not drown.
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Is there blood/gore?
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A character is shot at (shot misses)
A character is chased with guns
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