Is Emil and the Detectives easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Emil and the Detectives end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 85% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Emil and the Detectives violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Emil and the Detectives scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Emil and the Detectives sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Emil and the Detectives

Name: Emil and the Detectives
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2001
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Tobias Retzlaff, Anja Sommavilla, Jürgen Vogel, Maria Schrader, Kai Wiesinger

Directed by Franziska Buch

Produced by ZDF, Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH

2001111 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted family adventure about a resourceful boy and a scrappy gang of street kids working together to catch a thief and restore order, grounded in warmth and youthful camaraderie.

The twelve-year-old Emil and his father are haunted by bad luck. To take a break from a series of family disasters, Emil is allowed to spend a few days with a friend of the family, the female priest Hummel in Berlin. In the train he runs across the slick Max Grundeis who anaesthetizes Emil and steals his savings of 1500 DM. When he finally arrives in Berlin, Emil and a gang of street kids, led by the cheeky girl Pony Hütchen, try to find the gangster, who haunts the posh Hotel Adlon as a hotel thief. Meanwhile, to prevent anyone from finding out about Emil's mishap, Gypsi, a member of the gang of kids, passes himself off as Emil, thus wreaking havoc on the home of the priest.

Clusters

Buddy Comedy Adventures Uplifting Underdog Stories Family Reunions and Second Chances Underdog Sports Stories Vacation Movies

Genres

Comedy Family

Keywords

Berlin, Germany Piggy Bank Stolen Money Thief Gang Summer Vacation Single Father Unemployment Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Emil and the Detectives easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does Emil and the Detectives end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.
Is Emil and the Detectives violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is Emil and the Detectives scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Emil and the Detectives sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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