movie

2019 · Japan, United States

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 105 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: Japan, United States
Violence: Mild

Why tonight?

Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.

The story

In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.

amnesia
detective
car crash
whodunit
based on video game
missing person
missing parent
buddy comedy
neo-noir
live action and animation

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Ken Watanabe — Lieutenant Hide Yoshida
Chris Geere — Roger Clifford
Suki Waterhouse — Ms. Norman
Josette Simon — Grams
Alejandro De Mesa — Bartender
Rita Ora — Dr. Ann Laurent
Karan Soni — Jack
Max Fincham — Young Tim Goodman
Simone Ashley — Girlfriend
Edward Davis — Boyfriend
Diplo — DJ

Directed: Rob Letterman
Written: Benji Samit, Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly, Dan Hernandez, Nicole Perlman

Production

Rating: 6.9 / 10 · 7,463 ratings
Studio: Legendary Pictures, The Pokémon Company, TOHO

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.