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Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 adventure, action, buddy cop, and mystery film directed by Guy Ritchie. The screenplay was written by Simon Kinberg, Anthony Peckham, Mike Johnson, and Guy Ritchie. The cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, and Mark Strong. Production was handled by Susan Downey, Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, and Dan Lin, with Hans Zimmer composing the score and Philippe Rousselot serving as director of photography. The film was produced by Silver Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, and distributed by Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
Based on the canon of Sherlock Holmes, the narrative is set in London, England, though filming took place in New York City. The movie has a runtime of 128 minutes and was released in the United Kingdom, Australia, United States, and Germany. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Production Design and the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film has a Metascore of 57 and an IMDb rating of 7.5.
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7.2Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
- Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
- Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
- Mark Strong as Lord Henry Blackwood
- Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade
- Robert Maillet as Dredger
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- detective
- scotland yard
- coffin
- pentagram
- black magic
- arrest
- partner
- murder
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
702,387 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 31 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
- Based on
- canon of Sherlock Holmes
- Creator
- Guy Ritchie
- Director
- Guy Ritchie
- Screenwriter
- Guy Ritchie
- Cast member
- Robert Stone
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Dan Lin
- Production company
- Village Roadshow Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Philippe Rousselot
- Narrative location
- England
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 438607
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/sherlock-holmes
- Image
- McAdamsDowneyJrSherlockHolmesCCJuly09.jpg
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- publication date
- 2009-12-26
- film editor
- James Herbert
- title
- Sherlock Holmes
- distributed by
- Amazon Prime Video
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- after a work by
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Commons category
- Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)
- box office
- 209028679
- different from
- Sherlock Holmes
- review score
- 57/100
- capital cost
- 90000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 period mystery action film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, and Dan Lin. The screenplay written by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Wigram and Johnson. In addition to Downey as Holmes, Jude Law portrays Dr. John Watson. The film, set in 1890, follows eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson investigating the crimes of Lord Blackwood, a mysticist who has seemingly risen from the dead. Rachel McAdams stars as Holmes's former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.
Sherlock Holmes was wide released in theatres by Warner Bros. Pictures on 25—26 December 2009. It received mostly positive reviews from film critics, and grossed $525 million worldwide, becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2009. Downey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Art Direction. A sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, was released in 2011, with a third film in the works to be directed by Dexter Fletcher.
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