Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
2020 · Movie · PG · 99 min · ★ 6.2 · 72% critics
An imaginative 11-year-old is sure he is a brilliant detective and runs his own tiny agency with help from a giant imaginary polar bear. As he chases small-town mysteries, the story mixes offbeat comedy, childhood fantasy, and a heartfelt look at feeling different.
Based on Timmy Failure book series
Also known as Timmy Failure · Airborne
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-01-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (192 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like quirky family adventures with oddball humor and big imagination, somewhere between Flora & Ulysses and Ron's Gone Wrong; Not for you if you want fast-paced laughs or a more straightforward kid comedy.
Pros: quirky imagination; dry, goofy humor; sweet uplifting message | Cons: uneven pacing; humor may grate; some mature themes
Themes
- detective
- polar bear
Cast & crew
Winslow Fegley
as Timmy Failure
Ophelia Lovibond
as Patty Failure
Wallace Shawn
as Mr. Crocus
Craig Robinson
as Mr. Jenkins
Kyle Bornheimer
as Crispin
Ai-chan Carrier
as Corrina Corrina
Chloe Coleman
as Molly Moskins
Kei
as Rollo Tookus
Caitlin Weierhauser
as Flo
Santiago Veizaga
as Gunnar
Directed by Tom McCarthy