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The Kid Detective
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The Kid Detective

2020-10-16 · 99 min · ★ 6.6

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

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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Directors
Evan Morgan
Production companies
Woods Entertainment, JoBro Productions
Countries
Canada
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 367,908

Top Cast

Adam BrodyAdam BrodyAbe Applebaum
Sophie NélisseSophie NélisseCaroline
Tzi MaTzi MaMr. Chang
Peter MacNeillPeter MacNeillPrincipal Erwin
Maurice Dean WintMaurice Dean WintConstable Cleary
Jonathan WhittakerJonathan WhittakerMr. Applebaum
Wendy CrewsonWendy CrewsonMrs. Applebaum
Sarah SutherlandSarah SutherlandLucy
Kaitlyn Chalmers-RizzatoKaitlyn Chalmers-RizzatoGracie Gulliver
Kaleb HornKaleb HornCorey
Brent SkagfordBrent SkagfordBarkeep
Steve GagneRory Beans
Giovanna MooreGiovanna MooreBarmaid
Jesse Noah GrumanJesse Noah GrumanYoung Abe
Talyssa TherrienTracy
Olivia WilliamsDanny
Carter KowalNathan
Griffin WardleJake
Jake Bell-WebsterStriped Shirt
Barbara RajnovichElderly Woman

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