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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

"Small detective. Big imagination."

2020

1h 39m

6.2(196 votes)

Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Mystery

Overview

An 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.

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Walt Disney Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Winslow Fegley

Winslow Fegley

Timmy Failure

Ophelia Lovibond

Ophelia Lovibond

Patty Failure

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Mr. Crocus

Craig Robinson

Craig Robinson

Mr. Jenkins

Kyle Bornheimer

Kyle Bornheimer

Crispin

Ai-chan Carrier

Ai-chan Carrier

Corrina Corrina

Chloe Coleman

Chloe Coleman

Molly Moskins

Kei

Kei

Rollo Tookus

Caitlin Weierhauser

Caitlin Weierhauser

Flo

Santiago Veizaga

Santiago Veizaga

Gunnar

Creative team

Directed by: Tom McCarthy
Written by: Tom McCarthy
Stephan Pastis
Produced by: Jim Whitaker
Tom McCarthy

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