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Holmes & Watson

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Holmes & Watson

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2018

1h 30m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

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Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the queen becomes the next victim.

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Critics Consensus

The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson than does Holmes and Watson.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Watching this feels like getting elbowed erratically in the ribs.

Feb 21, 2020

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It is indescribably bad.

Jan 16, 2019

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Robbie Collin

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

All it's doing is, more feebly, what Robert Downey Jr. was doing ten years ago.

Jan 12, 2019

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

If you walk in late for Holmes & Watson, no worries. Rest assured the same three jokes will be repeated over and over for the entire 90 minutes.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The entire thing is embarrassing and difficult to endure.

Rated: 0.5/4

Mar 3, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

One of the worst films of 2018.

Rated: 1.0/4.0

Sep 10, 2020

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Tyler L

Super fun Super funny hilarious

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Oaklee D

An unfunny bore of a film.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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Madam D

While this is not Ferrell & Reilly's best film, they are still fun to watch. The plot made me laugh. I enjoyed it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Yuri B

Honestly, was kinda underwhelmed... it was funny in segments & I love Ferrell & Reilly together, but I expected more... I expected "Step Brothers" level of humor... I was just felt... well "Eh".

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/22/25

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Audience Member

I laughed and chuckled at all the right places. Funny movie. The critics obviously haven't watched it and are just copying pasting other people's reviews and ratings.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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John R

Worst movie of my life . Not funny for one second . Will Ferrell I want my money back!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Etan Cohen

Director

Will Ferrell

Sherlock Holmes

John C. Reilly

Dr. Watson

Rebecca Hall

Grace Hart

Rob Brydon

Inspector Lestrade

Steve Coogan

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Synopsis

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the queen becomes the next victim.

Director: Etan Cohen
Producer: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, Clayton Townsend
Screenwriter: Etan Cohen
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Gary Sanchez Productions, Mosaic
Rating: PG-13 (Drug References|Crude Sexual Material|Language|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.5M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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