‘The Sheep Detectives’ (2026) will not have you counting sheep, but it might awaken the curious child within you.
Reminiscent of 1995’s “Babe,” another talking-animals film, this one similarity has many caked-in moral lessons amid the adventures and misadventures — and it comes with a side of murder.
Released this month by Amazon MGM Studios in the US and by Sony Pictures Releasing International, it is now playing at cinemas in Saudi Arabia to positive reviews.
Based on the 2005 German novel, “Glennkill,” written by Leonie Swann (a pen name), its English translation was published as “Three Bags Full,” a title which sheepishly plucked a phrase from the classic English nursery rhyme “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.”
Directed by Kyle Balda and written by Craig Mazin, this murder-comedy features an exciting ensemble with notable names, mainly — and perhaps ironically — “The Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman, who plays shepherd George Hardy.
