The Kid Detective (2020)
A once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, 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. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada
Directed By: Evan Morgan
Written By: Evan Morgan
Starring: Wendy Crewson, Peter MacNeill, Adam Brody, Tzi Ma, Jonathan Whittaker, Sophie Nélisse, Sarah Sutherland, Lisa Truong
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| Apr 11 |  |
meltem | 70 54% |
| Apr 10 | jonmase | 80 78% |
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| Apr 06 |  |
mike365365 | 72 77% |
| Apr 05 | microplast | 70 52% |
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| Apr 04 | iwalke | 5 18% |
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| Apr 04 | coldesser | 80 0% |
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| Apr 04 |  |
lionesque | 80 82% |
| Apr 02 |  |
P u l p | 63 52% |
| Apr 02 |  |
dequinix | 60 46% |
| Apr 02 | oabbie | 70 68% |
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| Mar 31 |  |
OzGrenouille | 81 50% |
| Mar 21 |  |
Maaxwell | 50 24% |
| Mar 20 |  |
Koalafish | 75 83% |
| Mar 15 | cinatic | 99 91% |
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| Mar 15 |  |
capodelnulla | 75 68% |
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how can you hold that tone right throughout a film? just when I was thinking "it did turn into giving the most deplorable feel-good movie vibes," the final shot managed to prove me wrong.
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| Mar 10 | strangelime | 55 9% |
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| Mar 10 |  |
NhanLa | 70 55% |
| Mar 10 |  |
Kavu | 81 73% |
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Builds the moods and characters very well. It's almost as if the author never wanted the investigation to end.
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| Mar 10 | maneeshgoel | 60 33% |
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| Mar 10 |  |
Judo Koala | 77 64% |
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I personally find black comedy to be the most challenging genre to master in terms of juggling its various 'incompatible' tones, but this one succeeds in virtually every regard, right up to its wonderfully dark & anguished howl of a final shot. Really loved Adam Brody and his chemistry with Sophie Nélisse, who is a lil' gem. Also very very cool to see a film shot in Canada that doesn't get a makeover as an American city, but instead retains its Canadian geography within the narrative.
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| Mar 09 |  |
vordven | 70 49% |
| Mar 07 | SundayJim | 70 67% |
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| Mar 06 |  |
oldgoat | 78 78% |
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A well written script and a few good performances make this a little gem of a movie that most people will never hear of because sony is usually trash.
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| Mar 06 | Tan Solo | 60 31% |
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| Mar 03 | abesempire | 85 36% |
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| Mar 03 | romniel | 50 19% |
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| Mar 01 | Erencgiden | 90 69% |
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| Feb 28 |  |
ks29 | 76 63% |
| Feb 26 |  |
avgcrtckr | 62 71% |
| Feb 26 |  |
filmaffinity | 64 59% |
| Feb 26 | kittycult | 60 10% |
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| Feb 24 |  |
lumen | 9 93% |
| Feb 24 | Krafty | 65 24% |
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| Feb 23 |  |
TychoCelchuu | 80 43% |
| Feb 23 |  |
Daisoujou | 60 28% |
| Feb 22 |  |
Vicenzo | 6 44% |
| Feb 21 | TheRascal | 90 89% |
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| Feb 21 |  |
Marcos92 | 88 84% |
| Feb 20 |  |
PedroPT | 60 0% |
| Feb 20 |  |
kyriei2 | 75 60% |
| Feb 20 | madmaxzags | 68 71% |
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| Feb 17 | okayka | 75 46% |
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| Feb 17 |  |
Akınz | 75 45% |
| Feb 17 |  |
iqcumber | 66 39% |
| Feb 16 |  |
addeh | 70 61% |
| Feb 15 |  |
twincinema | 80 76% |
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Listen, I am a huge Adam Brody stan. It is difficult for me to parse out my feelings for his character, Seth, from the O.C. (even though, on a recent re-watch, he is not a particularly likeable character. Damn that Adam Brody charm!), and his other acting roles. This film sucks you in with a light, comedic tone, but there is an ever-present darkness that just continues to build. It does not stray too far from its noir roots.
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| Feb 15 |  |
Kraven1138 | 76 74% |
| Feb 15 |  |
Corbad | 45 10% |
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If it knows what it wants to be, it doesn’t succeed in portraying it, but I suspect it just aimed with a shotgun. A few shards strike the outside of the target, enough to earn an occasional chortle at a dry joke or absurdist nod, but the film is largely a miss and doesn’t anywhere near earn its devastating finale (which you can’t really call a twist, since the tie-in is obvious). And PS, no r**ist earns a final speech, even in a movie.
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| Feb 15 |  |
fenixdown | 75 53% |
| Feb 15 |  |
Charlie | 65 42% |
| Feb 15 |  |
SirStuckey | 85 87% |
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Pretty great dark comedy. I have not seen what could very well be the most tired trope of current cinema, the depressed 30 something oaf, done so well in quite some time. The mystery was way deeper than I was expecting.
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| Feb 15 | sherlock1024 | 80 59% |
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| Feb 14 | Kianoto | 58 21% |
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| Feb 14 |  |
BillyShears | 80 76% |
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Hmm just gonna chip away here at this funny candy coated comedy shell to see what’s inside and ... hey who put this Cormac McCarthy hellscape in here.
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| Feb 14 |  |
SirSass | 80 92% |
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Chinatown meets the Lil' Crime Stoppers episode of South Park. Roman Polanski principal.
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| Feb 14 |  |
JSchlansky | 77 71% |
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Probably pitched as Brick meets Mystery Team, except I don't know how likely you are to secure funding with those antecedents. Maybe they shot high and said it was Chinatown meets the Big Lebowski. Balances a wide range of tones remarkably well. The mystery at the core is more complex than I thought going into this and it certainly isn't afraid to get dark. A neat surprise.
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| Feb 13 |  |
lebnof | 85 94% |
| Feb 13 | Manic_Ken | 79 94% |
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Pleasantly surprised.
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| Feb 13 |  |
guy piranha | 75 80% |
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What a feature debut! A "coming-of-age-noir" that's clever, subtle and funny in how it mashes up its genres. Dear evan morgan, if they approach you with star wars: JUST. SAY. NO.
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| Feb 13 |  |
chadisdanger | 75 39% |
| Feb 12 | joebocop | 70 60% |
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| Feb 12 | Createabeast | 84 87% |
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| Feb 12 |  |
p00q | 90 91% |
| Feb 12 |  |
closedmouth | 70 40% |
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Luk92 | 75 64% |
| Feb 11 | Hälleberget | 60 44% |
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Killfast37 | 84 81% |
| Feb 07 | henrisepp | 60 57% |
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Stradivarius | 80 70% |
| Feb 06 | Alucard979 | 91 84% |
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90sCoffee | 77 72% |
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VegA | 65 42% |
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bilalemre | 66 49% |
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paah | 70 59% |
| Jan 29 | lefterisd99 | 80 77% |
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| Jan 29 | Alcofribas | 65 55% |
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El99can | 73 55% |
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erkam | 70 54% |
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oznkrslan | 52 33% |
| Jan 26 | roland | 66 51% |
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| Jan 24 | MAStevens | 68 46% |
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muratkrks | 55 20% |
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tsumanne | 67 49% |
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RTAudience | 73 58% |
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ugur | 6 40% |
| Jan 17 | brennanc | 10 26% |
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| Jan 17 | Winston4th | 74 41% |
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Enverovic | 58 45% |
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orkunersin | 70 57% |
| Jan 14 | izideve | 69 36% |
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| Jan 12 |  |
cryteno | 7 60% |
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TheShiznit | 55 68% |
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dundjay | 55 31% |
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beast | 8 88% |
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x@nder | 59 34% |
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mentosibo | 75 65% |
| Jan 06 | mehmetcoskun | 60 32% |
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Romalen | 76 17% |
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AAAutin | 62 77% |
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(ENCYCLOPEDIA BRO)
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| Jan 03 |  |
devrimozkan | 62 49% |
| Jan 02 |  |
bybrt | 60 45% |
| Jan 02 |  |
faruksongur | 7 52% |
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TechnoPop | 60 42% |
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walkabout | 75 82% |
| Dec 27, 2020 |  |
canadianor | 80 70% |
| Dec 27, 2020 | nosharing | 70 47% |
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| Dec 27, 2020 | rannydoscoe | 85 74% |
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| Dec 25, 2020 |  |
stoned | 75 44% |
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babyyoda | 52 40% |
| Dec 24, 2020 |  |
REdotcom | 15 17% |
| Dec 24, 2020 |  |
HKi | 71 58% |
| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
feritdgn | 75 62% |
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The Kid Detective'i yılın sürprizlerinden biri olarak nitelendirsem, en doğru tanım olur. Son derece depresif, tahmin ettiğimden daha dramatik. Mizah anlayışı da çok sağlam. Yaratılan gizemin parçaları ve çözüm noktası şaşırtıcı derecede iyi. Modern bir noir kalitesine sahip.
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| Dec 23, 2020 |  |
voneverec | 75 60% |
| Dec 22, 2020 |  |
EmreZabun3 | 64 34% |
| Dec 22, 2020 | z10yniger | 60 42% |
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| Dec 20, 2020 | drewTO | 98 97% |
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| Dec 15, 2020 |  |
amazedemon | 65 60% |
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The Kid Detective is an compelling dark comedy that examines arrested development in a surprising way. At times the onscreen events are outrageously funny, and moments later downright depressing. Morgan's screenplay and direction seem to do this purposefully to almost mirror Abe's (Brody) headspace. The jarring tone shift at the climax of the film might have been a step too far, but serves to underscore the theme rather than for entertainment. Brody's performance is what makes the film work.
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| Dec 15, 2020 |  |
WarrenWho | 60 31% |
| Nov 20, 2020 |  |
Florin92 | 80 88% |
| Oct 30, 2020 |  |
MetaCritic2 | 72 71% |
| Oct 24, 2020 |  |
YMS (Adum) | 60 49% |
| Oct 18, 2020 |  |
wokelstein | 74 59% |
| Average Percentile 56.44% from 123 Ratings |  |
