Sherlock Holmes (2009)

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Mark Strong is Blackwood See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [France] | Warner Bros. [Japan] | See more »

Country:

USA | Germany | UK

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

25 December 2009 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Шерлок Холмс See more »

Filming Locations:

Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Road, West Brompton, London, England, UK See more »

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$62,304,277 (USA) (27 December 2009) (3626 Screens)

Gross:

$209,028,679 (USA)

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

The scene in which Holmes and Watson make a series of deductions from a dead man's watch closely mirrors a similar sequence in "The Sign of the Four" (as does Holmes' ability to follow the carriage's path whilst blindfolded), in which Holmes uses nearly identical observations (scratches around the watch's keyhole, pawnbroker's marks on the inside of the case) to deduce information from a watch belonging to Watson's late brother. Holmes's passing reference to locking Watson's checkbook in his desk parallels a similar statement in "The Adventure of the Dancing Men", which commentators such as William S. Baring-Gould have taken to mean that Watson had a gambling problem, an interpretation that the film adopts. Holmes also uses a riding crop as a weapon throughout the film, as he does in "A Case of Identity". In the "Six Napoleons", it is described as his "favorite weapon". See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: In the first overhead shot of street traffic, vehicles are driving on the right. The rest of the traffic shots show them driving on the left. The wide shot showing the streets of London shows two barouches driving on the right side of the road. In the UK, traffic travels on the left side. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sherlock Holmes: [voice-over] Head cocked to the left, partial deafness in ear: first point of attack. Two: throat; paralyze vocal chords, stop scream. Three: got to be a heavy drinker, floating rib to the liver. Four: finally, drag in left leg, fist to patella. Summary prognosis: unconscious in ninety seconds, martial efficacy quarter of an hour at best. Full faculty recovery: unlikely.
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Crazy Credits

Scenes from the film become illustrations over the end credits. See more »

Connections

References A Scanner Darkly (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"German Dance No. 10 In D Major" See more »