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Mr. Holmes

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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. From TMDB

31 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Jul 22, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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  • 🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.comBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    MR. HOLMES has been on my watchlist for awhile, and finally got around to seeing it. Magnificent film. Really enjoyed the quiet pacing of it and the characterization. Big thumbs up as a Sherlock Holmes fan.

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  • Jeremy Williams @jerqwills.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 8, 2025

    Happy LBF! Mr. Holmes (2015) Scarlet Street (1945) Dead Reckoning (1946) Gentleman's Agreement (1947) #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #lastfourwatched #filmsky 🎬🍿📽️

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  • Dave Elsey @daveelseyfx.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Anyone who knows me knows how much I admire Sherlock Holmes, so it was an absolute pleasure to work on Mr. Holmes, directed by Bill Condon and starring Ian McKellen. Nicholas Rowe played the movie version of Holmes. we became great friends. He later starred in our short horror thriller Stay Alert.

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  • Danny Baram @dannybaram.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 11, 2026

    Re-watched the great 2015 film MR. HOLMES. Man, the acting of Sir Ian McKellan in this one, playing an aged Sherlock Holmes attempting to solve one final mystery, is absolutely god-tier. Should have been Oscar-nominated. Love this movie.

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  • Rob Boyte @roboyte.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    MR. HOLMES (2015) MY MOVIE RE-WATCH LAST NITE AN EXCELLENT MOVIE ABOUT AGEING SHERLOCK HOLMES I first saw it when I was age 70. Now at age 80 it has even more relevance. #FilmSky #Movies #Cinema #Ageing #SherlockHolmes

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  • Oz Wiltshire. @ozwiltshire.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2026

    Fyi If you're a fan of Sir Ian McKellen and of Sherlock Holmes movies, you will love Ian McKellen as an ageing Sherlock Holmes in the 2015 film Mr. Holmes.

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  • Oz Wiltshire. @ozwiltshire.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2026

    I'm not really into wholesome movies, but last night I watched the movie "Mr Holmes" it was very well acted and directed, Sir Ian McKellens portrayal of an aging Sherlock Holmes in the throes of dementia was wonderful.

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  • Mr. Sunshine @mrsunshinemace.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Completed with Mr. Holmes (2015), a slow, melancholy film about an elderly and retired Sherlock Holmes trying to stave off dementia in order to write the truth about his final case, all while a young fan encourages him to pick up the profession again. It's surprisingly good, with great acting.

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  • Autumnal Manoeuvres in the Borbs @borbs.northsky.socialBluesky · Apr 28, 2025

    There's a movie on called Mr. Holmes from 2015 and it stars Ian McKellen and Hiroyuki Sanada so of course I'll be watching this later

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  • SBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2026

    Another book to film adaptation on SBS On Demand: Mr. Holmes starring Ian McKellan as Sherlock Holmes - streaming for just one month 🔍 🎩 www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/mov...

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  • The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2025

    It's an odd view, not least because the five Craig movies stand as their own little continuity in any case. It's like "In MR. HOLMES (2015), Holmes is retired and Watson is long dead, therefore we cannot do a film with a younger Holmes and Watson EVER AGAIN." Mate, trust me, you really can.

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  • Fenner Pearson @fennerpearson.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2025

    A few years ago, pre-lockdown, I ran event called 'Surpise Cinema'. I hired the small cinema at Victoria Warehouse, and each month I'd show a film. Off the top of my head, I showed: 'Mr Holmes'; 'Saving Grace'; 'Einstein and Eddington'; and maybe two or three others.

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  • Chance Fox @chancefox.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 22, 2026

    I watched a really good Ian Mckellen movie called “Mr Holmes” and I thought it was good. You might like it too.

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  • The Jizz Wizard 🏳️‍⚧️ @peetersteele.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    there's a really good fun 80s Young Sherlock Holmes movie. It makes no sense for him to know Watson at school but still a fun film. Also the kid who plays him, appears in Ian McKellen's Mr. Holmes as a middle aged Holmes.

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  • Stuart Scarisbrick @stuartscarisbrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2025

    I rarely go to the cinema and when I do it is to see a film I want not a social event. Such a curmudgeon am I , maybe Mr Holmes would have a similar view.

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  • Lauren Thompson @laurenfacall.bsky.socialBluesky · May 23, 2025

    25 May 1939 – Ian McKellen, 86, English stage and film actor Five Olivier Awards: (1977-95) Tony Award: Amadeus (1980) Film: A Touch of Love (1969) * Scandal * Richard III (+ writer) * Gods and Monsters * X-Men * Vicious * Mr Holmes * Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit * The Good Liar * The Critic (2023)

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  • John Charet @johncharet.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    You are 100 percent correct in your assessment Mr. Holmes 🙂 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me actually ranks as my number one favorite horror film of the 1990's 🙂

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  • muriel 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @murielrshv.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2024

    Movie 73/2024: Mr Holmes (Condon, 2015). I’m always in for Holmes interpretations, but this was hopelessly muddled. Ian McKellen can’t save it (also: he’s a lot of things, but Holmes he is not!). ⭐️

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  • Real American Hombre @realamericanhombre.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    Mr Holmes ticks the boxes. It's a nice movie. www.imdb.com/title/tt3168...

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  • Brigid Keely She/Her @brigid.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2023

    Ugh yeah. The movie I'm talking about is "Mr. Holmes" which I saw in 2015 and loved but don't know how I'll like on re-watch.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Jul 18, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Drama Movies Released on July 17! What's your fave? 1. Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2. Marnie 3. Irrational Man 4. Mr. Holmes Check out all 110 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Drama

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  • Allyn Gibson @allyngibson.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    Interesting thing about The Final Solution. It was in development as a film for Ian McKellen at one point, who later went on to do "Old Man Holmes" in Mr. Holmes.

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  • Mihai Todor @mihaitodor.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2025

    Maybe a bit cheesy, but I really liked this dialogue from a movie called Mr Holmes: It's us, on this side, who are, all of us so... Alone? I have been alone... all my life. But with the compensations of the intellect. - And is that enough? - It can be. 1/2

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  • Casaubon @zas.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 10, 2025

    is Mr. Holmes a good movie?

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  • Mitchie's [email protected] @marianherra.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2025

    I try to watch all the Sherlock movies and TV shows. I've yet to read a Holmes book. I think that may be next. A really good movie was "Mr. Holmes", starring Ian McKellan. I highly recommend it.

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  • carpenter22.bsky.social @carpenter22.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 14, 2025

    A very touching film, "Mr. Holmes," if you need a break from all of this chaol. #film #MrHolmes

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  • Ivor Lackman @ivorlackman.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    I tapped out at after series 2 and even then it was abundantly clear they weren't very interested in having Holmes be involved in detective work or solve any cases really. I do like the film Mr Holmes that also plays with the formula but that works because it's the Holmes we know in old age.

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  • Paul Brenner @pbrenner7Mastodon · Aug 31, 2024

    MOVIE QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Lesson there then: Don’t say everything that you think.” Laura Linney in Mr. Holmes #MrHolmes #BillCondon #LauraLinney #moviequotes #MovieQuoteOfTheDay

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  • Dukenfield @dukenfield.bsky.socialBluesky · May 11, 2024

    Freeview (UK) #film of the day : Period mystery Mr Holmes (2015 99 mins.) based on Mitch Cullin's novel A Slight Trick of the Mind. Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney and Milo Parker. [BBC2 20.00 & iPlayer for 30 days] letterboxd.com/dukenfield/f...

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  • Rob Jones 🍁 @clippernolan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 28, 2024

    Tonight's movie is "Mr. Holmes* (2015), with Ian McKellen and Laura Linney. It's the story of Sherlock Holmes, set in 1947 when the great detective is 93 and slowly losing his famously sharp wits while also connecting with the young son of his mistrusting housekeeper. Very good so far!

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  • Reno @RanganTMDB reviews · Jul 24, 2016

    > The famous English detective at his old age. Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, totally loved it. Directed by an Oscar winning filmmaker, the film was based on the novel 'A Slight Trick of the Mind'. It focused the long retired Sherlock Holmes, who now lives in the English countryside where he meets a boy. He tries to recall one of his old cases, but struggles as he's very old to remember. So with the help of the boy, he undertakes to correct the book version of the story and besides, they…

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