“No longer a kid. Not much of a detective.”
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.
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
The Kid Detective is a comedy, drama, mystery film released in 2020 exploring themes of small town, canada, kidnapping, detective, child murder, investigation. Directed by Evan Morgan, it stars Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma. 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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