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Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Action · Mystery · Crime · 2009

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

Movie details

Sherlock Holmes

“Nothing escapes him.”

2009 Action · Mystery · Crime 2h 9m

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7.2 / 10

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Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Sherlock Holmes?

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Action · 2011

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Adventure · 2020

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

Enola Holmes 3

Enola Holmes 3

Adventure · 2026

Adventure follows detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where her plans to tie the knot unravel when Sherlock's disappearance plunges her into a perilous case.

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Mystery · 1942

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

Adventure · 2022

Enola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.

See How They Run

See How They Run

Mystery · 2022

In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.

Terror by Night

Terror by Night

Mystery · 1946

Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the trip, the woman's son is murdered and the diamond stolen and any of the passengers in their car could be the killer thief.

The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club

Comedy · 2025

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

Mystery · 1943

In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Sherlock Holmes Faces Death

Mystery · 1943

During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.

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Directed by

Guy Ritchie

Written by

Michael Robert Johnson · Simon Kinberg · Anthony Peckham

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Sherlock Holmes

Jude Law

Jude Law

Dr. John Watson

Rachel McAdams

Rachel McAdams

Irene Adler

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

Lord Henry Blackwood

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Inspector Lestrade

Robert Maillet

Robert Maillet

Dredger

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Mrs. Hudson

Court is in session

Put Sherlock Holmes on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.