Mr. Holmes
“The man behind the myth”
In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
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Cast
30 people
Ian McKellen
Sherlock Holmes
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Laura Linney
Mrs. Munro
Known for
The Truman Show
Ozark
Milo Parker
Roger
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The Durrells
Hiroyuki Sanada
Tamiki Umezaki
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Roger Allam
Dr. Barrie
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Book Thief
Frances de la Tour
Madame Schirmer
Known for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Book of Eli
Hattie Morahan
Ann Kelmot
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Hijack
Phil Davis
Inspector Gilbert
Known for
Sherlock
Poldark
Patrick Kennedy
Thomas Kelmot
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
The Day of the Jackal
John Sessions
Mycroft Holmes
Known for
Sherlock
Loving Vincent
Frances Barber
Matinee "Madame Schirmer"
Known for
Great Expectations
A Zed & Two Noughts
Charles Maddox
Oswald
Known for
The Last Dragonslayer
Bill Condon Director · Jeffrey Hatcher Screenplay Mitch Cullin Author
Worldwide gross $29M · Budget $11M · United States release July 17, 2015
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$29,355,203
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
FilmNation Entertainment
Production
BBC Film
Production · Studio
See-Saw Films
Production
Archer Gray
Production
AI Film
Production
Miramax
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
A Slight Trick of the Mind
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 19, 2015
Theatrical
United States · July 17, 2015
Theatrical
Australia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
July 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
November 7, 2015 · Theatrical
France
May 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
December 24, 2015 · Theatrical
April 22, 2016 · Physical
Greece
July 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 19, 2015 · Digital
Ireland
June 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
November 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
March 18, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 16, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 30, 2023 · TV · Markíza Krimi
Spain
July 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 23, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Ukraine
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
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