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Holmes & Watson

  • 20182018
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
36K
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Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
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A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
36K
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  • Director
    • Etan Cohen
  • Writers
    • Etan Cohen
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late)
  • Stars
    • Will Ferrell
    • John C. Reilly
    • Ralph Fiennes
Top credits
  • Director
    • Etan Cohen
  • Writers
    • Etan Cohen
    • Arthur Conan Doyle(Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late)
  • Stars
    • Will Ferrell
    • John C. Reilly
    • Ralph Fiennes
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    • 1KUser reviews
    • 109Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations

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    What Roles Has Will Ferrell Turned Down?
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    What Roles Has Will Ferrell Turned Down?
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    Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Ralph Fiennes, John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, and Rebecca Hall in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Rebecca Hall and Lauren Lapkus in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Kelly Macdonald in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, and Lauren Lapkus in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Will Ferrell and Hugh Laurie in Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Holmes & Watson (2018)
    Will Ferrell and Lauren Lapkus in Holmes & Watson (2018)

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    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Sherlock Holmesas Sherlock Holmes
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Dr. Watsonas Dr. Watson
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Professor James Moriartyas Professor James Moriarty
    Rebecca Hall
    Rebecca Hall
    • Grace Hartas Grace Hart
    Rob Brydon
    Rob Brydon
    • Inspector Lestradeas Inspector Lestrade
    Kelly Macdonald
    Kelly Macdonald
    • Mrs. Martha Hudsonas Mrs. Martha Hudson
    Lauren Lapkus
    Lauren Lapkus
    • Millicentas Millicent
    Pam Ferris
    Pam Ferris
    • Queen Victoriaas Queen Victoria
    Hector Bateman-Harden
    Hector Bateman-Harden
    • Young Holmesas Young Holmes
    Codie-Lei Eastick
    Codie-Lei Eastick
    • Young Watsonas Young Watson
    Laura Stevely
    Laura Stevely
    • Sherlock's Momas Sherlock's Mom
    Layla Rose Boyce
    • Nicotine Stainsas Nicotine Stains…
    Sadie Newman
    Sadie Newman
    • Janeas Jane
    Harry Baxendale
    • Seamusas Seamus
    Ella Bright
    Ella Bright
    • Bridgetteas Bridgette
    Kenneth Hadley
    Kenneth Hadley
    • Headmasteras Headmaster
    Paul Bigley
    • Teacher #1as Teacher #1
    Sue Maund
    • Teacher #2as Teacher #2
    • Director
      • Etan Cohen
    • Writers
      • Etan Cohen
      • Arthur Conan Doyle(Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were created by the late)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According to Deadline, after disastrous test screenings, Sony attempted to sell the film to Netflix, which declined.
    • Goofs
      At Moriarty's trial, the judge draws particular attention to his gavel. British judges have never used gavels.
    • Quotes

      Holmes: A bit of morning cocaine always helps the brain.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with a fake quote from a Hannah Montana episode; Season 2, Episode 4. "Logic is the sword by which we slay ancient superstitions. But lo, the heart has its own truths to tell us."
    • Alternate versions
      US and international versions have two different pre-title scenes, showing how the pair first met:
      • In the US release, Watson helps a bullied Holmes when the two are children.
      • In the international release, Watson attempts suicide above Holmes' garden, where he is growing a large vegetable. Holmes manages to convince Watson not to, although he is actually suggesting alternative methods instead, which Watson misinterprets. Nevertheless, Watson accidentally falls onto Holmes' vegetable.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Film Brain Podcast: Holmes & Watson: Investigating a Failure (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Just Won't Stop
      Written by Ollie Teeba (as Oliver Trattles), Jake Wherry and Nicholas Eziefula

      Performed by The Herbaliser

      Courtesy of K7 Music GmbH

    User reviews1K

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    Incredibly lazy, as a comedy and a film in general
    I honestly don't hate Reilly or Ferrell. I've seen both of them do fantastic jobs with decent scripts. This film...does not have one of those.

    Holmes and Watson could have been great - after all, the Sherlock Holmes character, being such a cultural icon, is ripe for parody. But this movie does NOTHING with its premise. In fact, most of the script could just have been copy-pasted from your standard brainless buddy comedy set in modern America, with barely any changes.

    For one thing, the film has barely any plot - instead, the titular characters simply stumble from one scene to the next, encountering various people of no real consequence (even Moriarty - played by the fantastic Ralph Finnes, a casting choice that would have been so much better in a serious adaptation - is barely in the movie and feels like an afterthought). And sure, not every comedy needs a strong plot; but when you're making a film about Sherlock Holmes, whose very character is built on strong murder mystery plots, you need to at least ATTEMPT to give your parody something of a story.

    And for another, the jokes are just painful. As mentioned, most of them barely relate to the Sherlock Holmes character at all - they're just standard slapstick jokes transplanted into a Victorian setting, with barely any changes; or else painful attempts at being "topical" that'll feel horrendously outdated in a few months. The film makes no real effort to satirise the Holmes character - in fact, it never makes us feel like we're watching Sherlock Holmes or John Watson on the screen at all. Instead, we just feel like we're watching Will Ferrell and John C Reilly faffing around in costumes and putting on dumb accents, and the film never tries to convince us otherwise.

    It's just low-effort tripe beginning to end. Modern comedy feels like a cesspit sometimes.
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    • Jul 15, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Holmes and Watson
    • Filming locations
      • Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Gary Sanchez Productions
      • Mimran Schur Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $42,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,573,626
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,411,522
      • Dec 30, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $40,466,970
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • IMAX 6-Track
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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