The Kid Detective fingerprintStrong craft.
Tense
Melancholic
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and crime
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
Mystery, everyday modern life, and crime
Its world is built around mystery, everyday modern life, and crime.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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No longer a kid. Not much of a detective.
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The Kid Detective is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 39 min
The Kid Detective runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Kid Detective higher (80) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada.
+77GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Kid Detective in 91 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 104 storytelling tropes for The Kid Detective, including Bad Guys Play Pool, Nostalgia Filter, Trashy Trailer Home.
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