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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Release Date: Friday, December 16, 2011 Theaters

Director: Guy Ritchie

Starring: Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law Rachel McAdams Noomi Rapace Stephen Fry

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The logline is being kept under wraps, although it is known Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), will face off against Moriarty (Jared Harris). Also making an appearance will be Holmes' brother, Mycroft. Noomi Rapace's role is shrouded in mystery although sources say the character may be a French Gypsy. It is unclear if the role is romantic in nature.
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Who stars in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Cast List

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Who is making Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Crew List

A look at Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 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 Michele Mulroney last penned Paper Man and On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction.

Director
Guy Ritchie
Producers
Susan Downey
Dan Lin
Joel Silver
Lionel Wigram

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  • Based on the Arthur Conan Doyle classic stories.

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material
Runtime
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Tagline
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Also known as
Sherlock Holmes 2

Language
English
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Release Date: When was the film released?

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 16 , 2011. The film was released in approximately 3,600 theaters. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Carnage and Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.

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