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The Kid Detective

2020 · 99 min

A wry, sad-eyed neo-noir that lets its washed-up hero stumble through a small-town mystery before hitting you with a genuinely devastating gut punch.

Directed by
Evan Morgan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma
Tagline
No longer a kid. Not much of a detective.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Evan Morgan
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, mystery
Directed by
Evan Morgan
Written by
Evan Morgan
Starring
Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma, Peter MacNeill, Maurice Dean Wint, Jonathan Whittaker, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Sutherland
Music
Jay McCarrol
Cinematography
Mike McLaughlin
Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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