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The Kid Detective

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2020 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Gone Baby Gone or Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Funny with heart, tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $368K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 141K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Evan Morgan

  • Adam BrodyAbe Applebaum
  • Sophie NélisseCaroline
  • Tzi MaMr. Chang
  • Peter MacNeillPrincipal Erwin
  • Maurice Dean WintConstable Cleary
  • Jonathan WhittakerMr. Applebaum
  • Wendy CrewsonMrs. Applebaum
  • Sarah SutherlandLucy
  • Kaitlyn Chalmers-RizzatoGracie Gulliver
  • Kaleb HornCorey