Emil and the Detectives is a 1929 novel by Erich Kästner.

Emil and the Detectives may also refer to: Emil and the Detectives (1931 film), a German adaptation directed by Gerhard Lamprecht Emil and the Detectives (1935 film), a British adaptation directed by Milton Rosmer Emil and the Detectives (1954 film), a West German adaptation directed by Robert A. Stemmle Emil and the Detectives (1964 film), an American adaptation directed by Peter Tewksbury for Walt Disney Pictures Emil and the Detectives (2001 film), a German adaptation directed by Franziska Buch

See also Emiler Goenda Bahini, a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Badal Rahman, also based on the novel