Summary
Eleven year old Peter Hansen is determined to follow his Dad's career example by becoming a one-boy neighborhood police force. When a local burglary is committed, Peter follows clues overlooked by the police and ends up in getting into bigger trouble than he ever imagined.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 45GoodWatch 59
IMDb4.5
Running time
1 h 33 min
Shorter than most action movies, −15 min on the typical 108
typical 10893Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
Released
1996
December 20, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ActionComedyCrimeFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism11 of 11
Directing · 1
- Robert Malenfant Director
Writing · 2
- Michael Barmish Screenplay, Story
- Meyer Shwarzstein Story, Producer
Production · 5
- Pierre David Executive Producer
- Noël A. Zanitsch Producer
- Gwen Field Line Producer
- Ken Sanders Associate Producer
- Susan Daria Landino Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Eric Anderson Director of Photography
- Hal Trussell Director of Photography
- David A. Armstrong First Assistant Camera
- Sean Cohen Second Unit Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Richard Bowers Original Music Composer
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