Movies Like Sherlock Holmes
If you liked Sherlock Holmes (1932), a drama and mystery movie directed by William K. Howard, 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.
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Mr. Holmes (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and mysteryIn 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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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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The Scarlet Claw (1944)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crimeWhen a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crimeDuring 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…
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Murder in Three Acts (1986)
★ 6/10Also crime and dramaIn Acapulco, Hercule Poirot attends a dinner party in which one of the guests clutches his throat and suddenly dies. The causes seem to be natural until another party with most of the same guests produces another corpse.
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Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and dramaAt 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.
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The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and crimeJane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
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The House of Fear (1945)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and crimeThe Good Comrades are a collection of varied gentlemen who crave one thing - solitude. They reside at Drearcliff House, ancestral home of their eldest member. All seems serene and convivial until one by one the members…
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Time Without Pity (1957)
★ 6.5/10Also crime and mysteryAlec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and mysteryHaving once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a…
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Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crimeLibrarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns, but she also never wanted to see him dead. When his body is found outside of Aurora’s home, she then becomes the main…
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and mysteryIn 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
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Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and crimeBrilliant, dedicated, and driven, archaeologist Emma Fielding is trying to unearth evidence of a 17th century coastal Maine settlement that predates Jamestown, one of the most significant archaeological finds in years…
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and crimeIn the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
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Sleep, My Love (1948)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and dramaA woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted By Murder (2022)
★ 7/10Also mystery and crimeA 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.
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Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and crimeThere is excitement in the air when a Hollywood crew comes to Lawrenceton to film a movie about the town’s sleuthy librarian, Aurora Teagarden. However, when the film’s leading lady is found murdered in her dressing…
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A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also mystery and dramaAurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once…
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Evil Under the Sun (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also crime and mysteryAn opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
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Strangers on a Train (1951)
★ 7.7/10Also crime and dramaA charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.