Mr. Holmes

PG

Released Jul 24, 2015

1 hr. 45 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

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Critics Consensus

Mr. Holmes focuses on the man behind the mysteries, and while it may lack Baker Street thrills, it more than compensates with tenderly wrought, well-acted drama.

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Bruno V

O background ficou raso, merecia mais um orçamento e uma investida na história. Estamos falando de "holmes" o impecável "holmes", não um personagem qualquer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Ralph R

Loved it! Touching story. Well acted in a simple classic British style, where less is more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Alec C

Watch how this legendary detective graces our screens again, so long into his retirement! Mr. Holmes spends his days caring for bees and hanging out with his housekeeper's son as he tries to remember his final case as his memory slowly begins to give out. An introspective journey into the mind of one of media's greatest crime-solver, this film is both a satisfying conclusion and an emotional journey!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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Audience Member

A soft-spoken but eloquent turn for the famous penny dreadful detective of Baker Street. Bill Condon grounds the adventuring super sleuth in the quiet and mundane story of a brilliant man losing his mental faculties to age. Sequestered to a cozy cottage in the countryside, a retired and senile Sherlock Holmes struggles to recollect his last case with the help of his housekeeper’s young son. Sir Ian McKellen is simply sublime in a role that has been played by countless others. He perfectly embodies the cold, taut brilliance of Holmes but marries it with the tender vulnerability of a man slowly crossing into the final days of his life while losing his grasp on his most precious resource: his mind. Elegantly directed with a tight, flowing script that effortlessly weaves together story threads, Mr. Holmes is captivating and soothing in its contemplative sense of calm. One of the finer renditions of the mythic hero detective I’ve yet seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Mark B

The acting is excellent. I love an English period piece. A story of loss of oneself and of loved ones. Life's full circle. I am not sure a movie for everyone but I found it excellent.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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ARNI S

Great story line and casting wish they made more movies like this with some truly great actors like this movie has...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

Suspense and sleuthing are a backstory to this elegant tale of regret, rectification and humility.

Aug 15, 2019

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

What a pleasure it is to be in the presence of Ian McKellen, who dominates the screen in Mr. Holmes.

Jul 24, 2015

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

As someone who neither hungers for yet another incarnation of this character nor understands why anyone would, I watched in subdued bafflement.

Jul 22, 2015

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

An unlikely friendship Holmes forms with his housekeeper's young son (child actor Milo Parker) proves especially affecting.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 4, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

"Modern science" as such was not responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki-modern capitalist society, and specifically, American imperialism, was to blame.

Feb 12, 2021

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

Only the wonderful work of Ian McKellen manages to give authenticity to a film that falls far short of achieving its objective. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 22, 2020

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Synopsis

Long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes (Ian McKellen) grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.

Director: Bill Condon
Executive Producer: Aviv Giladi, Len Blavatnik, Christine Langan, Amy Nauiokas
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Hatcher
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Archer Gray, See-Saw Films
Rating: PG (Some Disturbing Images|Incidental Smoking|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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