Movies Like Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

If you liked Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974), a mystery and tv movie movie directed by James Cellan Jones, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (2004)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and tv movie
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…
2
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and tv movie
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
3
Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and tv movie
Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
4
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also mystery and tv movie
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
5
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
6
Mr. Holmes (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery
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.
7
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects…
8
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery
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…
9
Terror by Night (1946)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery
Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of Rhodesia, an enormous diamond worth a fortune belonging to an elderly woman of wealth; but within the first hour of the…
10
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and tv movie
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
11
Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery
In World War II, a British secret agent carrying a vitally important document is kidnapped en route to Washington. The British government calls on Sherlock Holmes to recover it.
12
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and mystery
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the…
13
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and tv movie
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
14
Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and mystery
When an old friend of New York Sentinel Crosswords editor Tess Harper is found murdered on the very day her puzzle includes his proposal of marriage, Tess unofficially teams up with Detective Logan O’Connor to find the…
15
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and mystery
A murder investigation is reignited in a house that is considered haunted by the Lawrenceton locals and where years ago Aurora and Sally, as teenagers, discovered a body.
16
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)
★ 6/10Also mystery
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false…
17
Murder by Decree (1979)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper, who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that…
18
Garage Sale Mysteries: The Mask Murder (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
When Jennifer buys a storage locker at auction, she discovers a dead body inside - along with a mask matching the deceased woman.
19
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987)
★ 7.5/10Also mystery and tv movie
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
20
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and tv movie
When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.