Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
“Before a lifetime of adventure, they lived the adventure of a lifetime.”
Movie19851h 49mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 735 ratings.
Movie review: Young Sherlock Holmes
Young Sherlock Holmes is a film from 1985. It is catalogued under Mystery, Adventure, Thriller. Its listed tagline is “Before a lifetime of adventure, they lived the adventure of a lifetime.”
Story
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.8/10 based on 735 votes.
Production
Release date: December 4, 1985 · Runtime: 109 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $18,000,000 · Reported revenue: $63,700,000
Official trailer
Cast
Nicholas Rowe
Alan Cox
Sophie Ward
Anthony Higgins
Susan Fleetwood
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Freddie Jones
Patrick Newell
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