Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

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2009

1h 29m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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With help from his best friend (Katherine McNamara), a 13-year-old sleuth (Jacob Hays) searches for an elusive thief (Luke Perry).

Brian Costello

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Silly, fun parody of noir films, with some bullying.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 11, 2012

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I mean it might be a good movie for kids, but it's just not exciting or anything at all.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Great Detective Movie for the family!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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I've once wanted to be a crime fighter.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Tom Whitus

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Luke Perry

The Cat

M. Emmet Walsh

Chief Van Owen

Jacob Hays

Sam Steele Jr.

Katherine McNamara

Emma Marsh

Mik Scriba

Fire Chief Carr

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Synopsis

With help from his best friend (Katherine McNamara), a 13-year-old sleuth (Jacob Hays) searches for an elusive thief (Luke Perry).

Director: Tom Whitus
Screenwriter: Tom Whitus
Production Co: Silver Hills Pictures, Zingraff Motion Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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