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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]
Jesse Noah Gruman (born August 29, 2005) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles in The Kid Detective, [1] after he first gained recognition when playing the role of young Harold Jenkins [2] in the Netflix original, The Umbrella Academy. [3]
The visceral negotiation between one’s former glory and failure-tainted adulthood is at the heart of “The Kid Detective,” haunting its sad sack of a protagonist, Abe Applebaum (Adam Brody). ...
Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in Monsieur Lazhar (2011). She also played Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Book Thief (2013) and Caroline in The Kid Detective (2020).
Adam Brody stars in "The Kid Detective," a genre-blending meditation on the loss of innocence that successfully mixes mystery, dark comedy and drama.
Evan Morgan's directorial debut rewrites the Encyclopedia Brown mythos with mixed results, including a stellar turn from Brody and a tonal twist that won't fly with everyone.
The protagonist of the 2020 film The Kid Detective is a former child prodigy detective, now an unsuccessful adult, living in a small town. In The Simpsons episode "500 Keys", the grave of Encyclopedia Brown is shown briefly next to those of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, to which Lisa comments "Jeez, they're dropping like flies". [19]
The Kid is a 2019 American Western film directed by Vincent D'Onofrio, from a screenplay by Andrew Lanham. The film stars Ethan Hawke , Dane DeHaan , Jake Schur, Leila George , Chris Pratt , Adam Baldwin , and Vincent D'Onofrio.