1978 • PG • 1h 32m • English
The Cheap Detective
ComedyCrimeMysteryLight and funnySuspensefulDark
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife.
Certified PG — fine to watch with family.
Ratings & WatchWise score
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WatchWise Score
62/100
★★★☆☆
Provisional — few votes so far
Blended from TMDB 63 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 107 total votes. Provisional — few votes so far. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
- · Middling scores: fine for a casual watch, not a must-see.
- · Short and done in under an hour and a half.
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Box-office performance
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Commercial verdict
All-time blockbuster
Worldwide collection was several times the estimated budget.
