Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

Directed by Roy William Neill

Produced by Universal Pictures

194565 min6.8 / 10

A classic Sherlock Holmes mystery-thriller set aboard an ocean liner, balancing detective puzzle-solving with suspense and period charm.

After the King of Rovenia has been assassinated, Holmes and Watson are engaged to escort his son to Europe via Algiers, aboard a transatlantic ocean liner which also carries a number of suspicious persons, any of whom may be involved in a plot to also assassinate him.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pursuit to Algiers sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Pursuit to Algiers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does Pursuit to Algiers end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Pursuit to Algiers violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Pursuit to Algiers scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

69/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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