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Name: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Director: Guy Ritchie
Genre: adventure, crime, mystery
Released: 2011
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 7.4

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows has an iRankMovies score of 64.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

The game is afoot.

Release:2011

Runtime:2h 9m

Country:United States

Director:Guy Ritchie

Language:English

Genre

AdventureCrimeMystery

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Keywords

London England Paris France detectiveDetective InspectorSteampunkBuddyCriminal Mastermind19th Century

iRank65

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 499K votes

Rotten Tomatoes60%

Metacritic48%

TMDb7.1/10· 11K votes

With 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Cast of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Robert Downey Jr.
as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law
as Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace
as Madam Simza Heron
Jared Harris
as Professor James Moriarty
Rachel McAdams
as Irene Adler
Eddie Marsan
as Inspector Lestrade
Kelly Reilly
as Mary Morstan
Stephen Fry
as Mycroft Holmes
Paul Anderson
as Colonel Sebastian Moran
Geraldine James
as Mrs. Hudson
William Houston
as Constable Clark
Wolf Kahler
as Doctor Hoffmanstahl

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows facts

Budget: $125M
Box office: $334.6M
Collection: Sherlock Holmes Collection

Our take on Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Guy Ritchie's 2011 sequel pits his kinetic, brawling Sherlock Holmes against his greatest adversary, Professor Moriarty, a criminal mastermind who matches the detective's intellect while lacking any conscience. Their duel of minds unfolds across a mystery-adventure that prizes momentum, wit and stylized action over quiet deduction, all wrapped in a richly textured period setting. Expect slow-motion fight choreography, sharp banter and a cat-and-mouse rivalry between equals. It suits viewers who enjoyed the first film's brash, playful reinvention of the character and want breezy action-mystery rather than a faithful, cerebral Holmes. Purists devoted to classic drawing-room sleuthing may find it too flashy, but on its own energetic terms it entertains.

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