The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The struggle of super-minds in the crime of the century!

Directed by Alfred L. Werker

Produced by 20th Century Fox

193985 min6.9 / 10

A classic detective thriller centered on the intellectual duel between Holmes and Moriarty, driven by puzzle-solving and the stakes of preventing a perfect crime.

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…

Questions people ask

  • Is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes violent? 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.

66/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity71

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Surprise62

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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