# The Kid Detective (2020)

> A washed-up child sleuth takes on his first serious murder case and discovers that adulthood has no tidy answers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/509730

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Evan Morgan
- Cast: Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Tzi Ma, Peter MacNeill, Maurice Dean Wint, Jonathan Whittaker, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Sutherland
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8980602/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: witty, sardonic, melancholic, dark comedy night, mystery movie night

## Synopsis

A washed-up detective confronts his past while solving a chilling murder case.

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