2009 · Adventure, Crime

Sherlock Holmes

Nothing escapes him.

Sherlock Holmes poster
Released
23 Dec 2009
Runtime
129 min
Rating
PG-13
Director
Guy Ritchie
Language
EN
Country
United States of America
Budget
$90,000,000
Box office
$524,028,679
IMDb
tt0988045
Adventure Crime Mystery
Synopsis

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

Cast
Robert Downey Jr. Jude Law Rachel McAdams Mark Strong Eddie Marsan Robert Maillet Geraldine James Kelly Reilly William Houston Hans Matheson James Fox William Hope Clive Russell Oran Gurel David Garrick
Watch trailer

THE NITPICK BOARD

5 nitpicks Sign in to nitpick
Sort Top New Discussed
2.8k
Factual error by l.hughes · 01 May 2014
The story takes place in 1891 the statue of boadicea on the thames embankment next to westminster bridge was not completed until 1905, its visible in the movie
▶ Reply (0)
806
Continuity by jregan · 18 Nov 2021
The sequence featuring Holmes’s leap from the Houses of Parliament demonstrates a jarring continuity error. When viewed from inside the office, the camera captures a shot where he exits the window prematurely, with his legs still trailing inside the frame. In immediate contrast, the exterior establishing shot portrays a seamless stunt, showing him clearing the window entirely and free-falling toward the river without any obstruction.
▶ Reply (0)
369
Plot hole by marilyn_harvey · 09 May 2021
Following her escape from the sewers near the Houses of Parliament, where Irene Adler evades Lord Blackwood, she inexplicably resurfaces at Tower Bridge, a location roughly three miles away. Setting aside the logistical improbability of such a rapid transit, the choice of destination is tactically nonsensical. By converging on such a prominent landmark, she unnecessarily sacrifices her pace, exposes herself to detection, and funnels her flight path into a highly confined area, effectively wasting the vast, unrestricted escape routes available throughout the rest of the city.
▶ Reply (0)
141
Factual error by edward85 · 13 Jun 2017
The execution scene involving Lord Blackwood displays a distinct historical inaccuracy regarding the methods of capital punishment practiced in Victorian England. During that era, British hangings were conducted using a simple rope eyelet and a white hood to cover the condemned's head. However, the film features a black hood and a traditional coiled noose, an apparatus that was actually specific to American execution protocols of the time, making the depiction inconsistent with the setting.
▶ Reply (0)
117
Logic fail by smeyer · 01 May 2015
The headline proclaims "Sherlock Holmes Aides Police," a blunder that confuses the noun "aides", which describes personal assistants, with the verb "aids," the correct term for the act of providing assistance.
▶ Reply (0)