The Kid Detective

Name: The Kid Detective
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: October 16, 2020
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Adam Brody, Amalia Williamson, Dallas Edwards, Jesse Noah Gruman, Jonathan Whittaker

2020

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levelFILM | Release Date: October 16, 2020 | R

Starring: Adam Brody, Amalia Williamson, Dallas Edwards, Jesse Noah Gruman, Jonathan Whittaker, Lisa Truong, Maurice Dean Wint, Peter MacNeill, Sarah Sutherland, Sophia Webster, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma, Wendy Crewson

Summary: 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.

Director: Evan Morgan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 97 min

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Stephen Whitty

Oct 15, 2020

Evan Morgan’s sometimes weird, sometimes whimsical thriller delivers a grown-up blend of film-noir tropes and deadpan humor, for a comedy-drama which starts off lighthearted and then deftly darkens. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Oct 15, 2020

Both entertainingly old-fashioned and defiantly fresh. Read full review

Michael Ordona

Oct 16, 2020

The Kid Detective is an unexpected mix of disparate elements that in the wrong hands could have resulted in lumpy parody but, fortunately, pours out as something smooth, funny, dark and potent. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 19, 2020

With its lesser-known cast, The Kid Detective was always going to get lost in the cinematic shuffle, with or without a pandemic closing most theaters. But Morgan and his new muse have concocted a whodunit that could give Hercule Poirot a run for his money in a contest for the year’s best mystery. Read full review

John DeFore

Oct 19, 2020

Morgan's script generously allows us to deduce the truth just before Abe stumbles across it, which is not to say it doesn't have some real surprises left. It's fun to watch Abe put A and B together, and to regain some of his self-respect in the process. Read full review

Molly Freeman

Oct 15, 2020

At its core, The Kid Detective is also just a plain, entertaining mystery - that has a satisfying conclusion both for the case itself and Abe's journey. Anyone interested in the premise or in Brody's performance would do well with giving The Kid Detective a watch. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Oct 15, 2020

Laughter and enjoyment is stifled by the constant question of whether we’re allowed to laugh or enjoy anything at all. Read full review

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