It has an 84% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Our movies on TV pick for tonight (Thursday, 22 February) is the 2020 mystery comedy noir The Kid Detective.
Adam Brody (Ready or Not, The O.C.) stars in the film as Abe Applebaum, a once-celebrated kid detective who now, age 31, “continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity”.
“But a naive client (Sophie Nélisse, Yellowjackets) brings him his first adult case — to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend,” its plot synopsis reads.
Holding an 84% Rotten Tomatoes, critics have praised the movie for its blend of character study and noir mystery, its compelling lead turn by Brody and its dark humour.
Airing on Film4 at 9pm on Thursday night, the film is also available to rent on Apple TV, Google Play, the Sky Store and Rakuten TV.
Check out its trailer right here:
For information on the other movies airing on TV tonight, scroll below:
The Wall – Legend – 9pm
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena headline this war thriller as two American soldiers trapped by an Iraqi sniper.
The Longest Yard – Comedy Central – 9pm
A remake of the ’70s prison sports comedy starring Adam Sandler.
Rush Hour 3 – Quest – 9pm
The third and final entry in the Chris Tucker/Jackie Chan action comedy series.
Fiddler on the Roof – BBC Four – 10.05pm
Widely considered to be among the greatest musical films of all time.
The Thomas Crown Affair – ITV4 – 10.15pm
Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo star in this beloved romantic heist movie.
The Running Man – Film4 – 11pm
Arnold Schwarzenegger leads the cast of this ’80s cult action flick, based on a Stephen King story, about a dystopian future US where the most popular TV show sees convicted criminals attempting to escape death at the hands of professional killers.
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