20201h 39mDir. Michèle DesLauriers

The Kid Detective

Name: The Kid Detective
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2020-10-16
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma, Peter MacNeill, Maurice Dean Wint

“No longer a kid. Not much of a detective.”

ComedyDramaMystery

5.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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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.

Starring:Adam Brody,Sophie Nélisse,Tzi Ma,Peter MacNeill,Maurice Dean Wint

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Adam Brody

Abe Applebaum

Sophie Nélisse

Caroline

Tzi Ma

Mr. Chang

Peter MacNeill

Principal Erwin

Maurice Dean Wint

Constable Cleary

Jonathan Whittaker

Mr. Applebaum

Wendy Crewson

Mrs. Applebaum

Sarah Sutherland

Lucy

Kaitlyn Chalmers-Rizzato

Gracie Gulliver

Kaleb Horn

Corey

Brent Skagford

Barkeep

Steve Gagne

Rory Beans

Key Production Crew

Director

Evan Morgan

Screenplay & Writers

Evan Morgan

Cinematography

Mike McLaughlin

Original Score

Jay McCarrol

Producers

Jonathan Bronfman, William Woods

Film Details

Box Office Revenue$367,908

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Woods EntertainmentJoBro Productions

Keywords & Themes

#small town#canada#kidnapping#detective#child murder#investigation#private investigator#neo-noir#suspenseful#young detective

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

5.0

You take the outline of an SNL skit. Lace it with child abduction, but veil it in a breezy, deadpan tone. Anchor it all with a Star who doesn’t just show up—he lands. And resolve it with a grace so sly, not a si...

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