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1988·Comedy·1h 47m
7.1
★
Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Directed by Thom Eberhardt
london, england
detective
alcoholism
victorian england
19th century
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Cast

Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sherlock Holmes
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Dr. John Watson
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones
Inspector Lestrade
Lysette Anthony
Lysette Anthony
Impostor Leslie Giles
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport
Lord Smithwick
Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Greenhough
Gregor Fisher
Gregor Fisher
Bobby at Warehouse
Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman
Prof. James Moriarty
George Sweeney
George Sweeney
John Clay
John Tordoff
John Tordoff
Mr. Andrews
Alexandra Spencer
Alexandra Spencer
Mrs. Andrews
Matthew Sim
Matthew Sim
Real Lesley

Crew

Thom Eberhardt
Thom Eberhardt
Director
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini
Original Music Composer
Alan Hume
Alan Hume
Director of Photography
Lois Burwell
Lois Burwell
Makeup Artist
Noel Davis
Noel Davis
Casting
Jeremy Zimmermann
Jeremy Zimmermann
Casting
Rocky Taylor
Rocky Taylor
Stunts
Paul Weston
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

28 reviews
Crashcam
Crashcam
7.0★ · 02/17/26
Without a Clue
I had a lot of fun with this film. I thought the premise was a brilliant twist upon the typical Holmes/Watson story. 

This film is brought to life by the fantastic performance and chemistry of Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. They work brilliantly with on another and make the relationship between this iteration very believable.
I had a lot of fun with this film. I thought the premise was a brilliant twist upon the typical Holmes/Watson story. 

This film is brought to life by the fantastic performance and chemistry of Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. They work brilliantly with on another and make the relationship between this iteration very believable.
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Marilou
Marilou
9.0★ · 12/19/25
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Franchement c’était super drôle.
J’aime bien la dynamique du film, et surtout le fait que Watson soit le vrai détective et non Sherlock.
Franchement c’était super drôle.
J’aime bien la dynamique du film, et surtout le fait que Watson soit le vrai détective et non Sherlock.
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giulia
giulia
5.0★ · 04/08/25
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sherlock sembro io quando devo interpretare i segnali di un uomo
sherlock sembro io quando devo interpretare i segnali di un uomo
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angie
angie
8.0★ · 09/04/24
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michael caine as a dumb sherlock holmes solved all of my problems
michael caine as a dumb sherlock holmes solved all of my problems
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Gustaf Arborelius
Gustaf Arborelius
3.0★ · 01/01/24
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rather a boring movie my dear Watson
rather a boring movie my dear Watson
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