The Kid Detective

The Kid Detective
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEvan Morgan
Written byEvan Morgan
Produced by
  • Jonathan Bronfman
  • William Woods
Starring
CinematographyMike McLaughlin
Edited byCurt Lobb
Music byJay McCarrol
Production
companies
  • Woods Entertainment
  • JoBro Productions
  • Aqute Media
Distributed byLevelfilm
Release dates
  • September 13, 2020 (2020-09-13) (TIFF)
  • October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3 million [1]
Box office$367,890[2][3]

The Kid Detective is a 2020 Canadian mystery comedy-drama film written and directed by Evan Morgan and starring Adam Brody, Sophie Nélisse, Wendy Crewson, Sarah Sutherland, and Tzi Ma. It was inspired by the Encyclopedia Brown book series.

The Kid Detective was screened in the industry program at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It received a national theatrical release in the U.S. on October 16, 2020,[5] as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States took hold.

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  2. ^ "The Kid Detective (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Kid Detective (2020)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Jeremy Kay, "‘After Love’, ‘Saint-Narcisse’, among 30 sales titles to join TIFF industry roster" Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, September 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Lawrence, Gregory (October 12, 2020). "'The Kid Detective' Trailer: Adam Brody Leads Dryly Comic, Unique Noir". Collider. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2020.