This film’s riff on Disney detectives, its intentional misrepresentation, is clever in a way I wasn’t expecting. It’s a real original, and a treat.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 10, 2024

Oozing with style and delivering a top-notch mystery story, The Kid Detective is a refreshing piece of cinema with a poignant performance from Adam Brody.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 11, 2024

The Kid Detective satisfies a craving for a different type of detective story with its dark comedy and a sharp script that it handles with a deft hand.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 9, 2022

One of the major surprises of this year, and essential viewing for anyone who's been fiending for a good mystery or trying to bypass their own system of emotional traps.

| Sep 9, 2021

A comedy so dark you're not sure when to laugh, it's reminiscent of Bored to Death and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, but has an energy of its own that is likely to divide viewers.

| Aug 20, 2021

...a solid debut for a promising filmmaker.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 14, 2021

It's as if a kiddie flick starred a clever (but only clever) manchild ... the main draw is observing when and how [the tone] veers into seriousness.

| May 26, 2021

A real gem - clever and enjoyable on the surface, with a rich subtextual current beneath.

| May 18, 2021

The Kid Detective is surprisingly assured as it jumps from laugh-out-loud comedy to profound tragedy, anchored by Brody's layered performance that takes on a meta-quality any time the subject of the diminishing returns of early fame rears its head.

| May 10, 2021

Sit back, dim the lights and enjoy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 26, 2021

[I]t's a genuine exploration of what a combination of guilt and trauma does to a child, especially when left untreated and unexamined.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 26, 2021

Casting Adam Brody as the detective who's known by his hometown when he was younger is perfect.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2021

The Kid Detective forces us to add Morgan on a list of directors to watch. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 2, 2021

Writer-director Evan Morgan's feature debut is a fabulous black comedy anchored by a terrific performance by former The OC and Scream 4 star Brody.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 1, 2021

The Kid Detective proves its worth with a solid lead performance from Brody in this cynical study of suburbia.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 17, 2021

Mixes deadpan humor with an intriguing mystery and film noir style, acknowledging its goofy premise while building a surprisingly engrossing plot.

| Feb 11, 2021

Brody gives this cartoonish thirty-year-old battered by childhood expectations just the right amount of cynicism and hope. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 8, 2021

A low-key movie with a high concept that is a little too in love with its own subtleties.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 29, 2021

It's that kind of film-subversive, funny, dark but not bleak-that would make it enjoyably rewatchable for years to come.

| Jan 26, 2021

... the wry humor and the groovy flow of things make it a watchable experience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2021