Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking
Seen it?2004 | 99 min | Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (75 on Metacritic), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
The corpse of a shabbily dressed young woman has been discovered in the mud flats of the Thames at low tide. Police assume she's a prostitute, but Dr. Watson suspects something more and goes to his old friend Holmes, now retired and at very loose ends.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
- Rupert EverettSherlock Holmes
- Ian HartDr. Watson
- Nicholas PalliserDr. Dunwoody
- Neil DudgeonLestrade
- Anne CarrollMrs Hudson
- Tamsin EgertonMiranda Helhoughton
- Perdita WeeksRoberta Massingham
- Michael FassbenderCharles Allen
- Helen McCroryMrs. Vandeleur
- Julian WadhamHugo Massingham