Sherlock Holmes Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Crime Will Pay

Amy Renner

Last modified: Mar. 1, 2010

Sherlock Holmes

Release Date: Friday, December 25, 2009 Theaters

Director: Guy Ritchie

Starring: Robert Downey Jr. • Mark Strong • Jude Law • Rachel McAdams • Kelly Reilly

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 14 m

4.37 / 5.0

94% WILL SEE 6% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Action Adventure Mystery

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Who stars in Sherlock Holmes – Cast List

Robert Downey Jr.
Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Endgame
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Mark Strong
Kick-Ass, 1917
Jude Law
Side Effects, Eden
Rachel McAdams
Send Help, Doctor Strange
Kelly Reilly
Here, A Haunting in Venice

Who is making Sherlock Holmes – Crew List

A look at Sherlock Holmes behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Guy Ritchie last helmed The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. The film's writer Anthony Peckham last penned Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and The Book of Eli.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriters: Anthony Peckham
Guy Richie
Producers: Dan Lin
Lionel Wigram

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Lin Pictures
Wigram Productions

Production – What we know about the Sherlock Holmes

Key Facts

Based on Lionel Wigram's comicbook. Neil Marshall was originally attached to direct.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Nov 2009

Completed

Changed Sherlock Holmes movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Aug 2009

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2009

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2008

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
Runtime: 2 hrs, 14 m
Tagline: Crime Will Pay
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Sherlock Holmes Trailers and Clips

Sherlock Holmes

Theatrical Trailer

Sherlock Holmes Release Date: When was the film released?

Sherlock Holmes was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 25 , 2009. There were three other movies released on the same date, including Nine, It's Complicated and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.