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Mr. Holmes
The man behind the myth.
The man behind the myth.
Drama, Mystery - 2015
6.9
N/A
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The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes' memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
19 Jun 2015
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
French, English, Japanese
Budget:
$11,000,000
Revenue:
$29,355,203
Awards:
17 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The best of it, as in Condon's other movies, are the details of emotions, fleeting but just as quickly caught - true concern camouflaged by flashes of impatience, unutterable despair masquerading as simple grief.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
17 Jul 2015
fresh:
Even those who've read the book can be startled by what happens in Mr. Holmes, while they're being moved by McKellen in a role he's come to late, but with his customary elegance.
– Bob Mondello,
NPR,
17 Jul 2015
fresh:
It's a gripping little tale, to be sure, but it's more than that. Somewhere in its tangle of timelines, false starts, and red herrings is a great truth about the unsolvable mystery of the human soul.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
19 Jul 2015
fresh:
The mystery subplot lacks the ingenuity of the greatest Holmes stories, but McKellen excels, switching effortlessly between the reclusive beekeeper with a faltering memory and the elegant younger detective at the height of his powers.
– Devan Coggan,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jul 2015
rotten:
As someone who neither hungers for yet another incarnation of this character nor understands why anyone would, I watched in subdued bafflement.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
22 Jul 2015
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