Emil and the Detectives fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Emil and the Detectives is calm and low-intensity.
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful and wholesome. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and family.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Emil and the Detectives is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 39 min
Emil and the Detectives runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Emil and the Detectives higher (83) than audiences (54). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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