The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes fingerprintFunny, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and nostalgic
Plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's romantic, nostalgic, and wondrous.
Plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of sharp wit and absurdist humor.
History, mystery, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and dialogue
The performances and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
2 h 5 min
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes runs 2 h 5 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes higher (81) than audiences (72). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 15% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some German, French, Russian. Produced in United Kingdom.
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TV Tropes lists 30 storytelling tropes for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, including Adaptational Attractiveness, What If the Baby Is Like Me, Iconic Outfit.
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