Movies like Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and prevent World War I.
Style:
cult classic, mind bending, clever, serious, realistic, suspenseful, witty, talky, detective
Plot:
sherlock holmes, valet, murder, investigation, terrorism, undercover, love affair, rivalry, who done it, law enforcement, dishonesty, riddles and clues, dancing, killer, party, wine, singer, theft, singing, theater, maid, bomb, actress, impersonation, brother ...
Time:
1910s, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
austria, europe, vienna
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Most similar movies to Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, realistic and detective films with plots about deadly, murder, investigation, who done it, law enforcement, private detective and amateur detective mostly in Crime, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady: Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002), The Sign of Four (1987), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988), Gone but Not Forgotten (2005), Double Bang (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
On Vacation, Miss Marple discovers that death of a British Officer is actully a murder and must solve the the case before the murderer strikes again
Style:
detective, contemplative, serious, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
murder mystery, amateur detective, private detective, british police, murder, investigation, logic, whodunit, hotel, resort, vacation, caribbean sea ...
Time:
80s
Place:
caribbean, bahamas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Early in his crime-solving career, Sherlock Holmes attempts to prevent Moriarty from cornering the heroin market.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, psychedelic, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, serial killer, murder, drug dealing, investigation, mind game, riddles and clues, criminal heroes, chase, rivalry, obsessive quest ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london, europe, england, big ben london
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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, now retired and at very ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, detective, mind bending
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, murder mystery, lookalikes, serial killer, murder, investigation, mastermind, who done it, life is a bitch, hotshot hero, prodigy ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
Style:
detective, realistic, mind bending, talky, suspenseful ...
Plot:
courtroom, murder, tennis, advocate, lawyer, private detective, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, uncover truth, dishonesty, legal investigation, rivalry ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance; this leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Style:
detective, realistic, exciting, mind bending, serious ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, chase, british empire, murder, police detective, spy, writers, river, doctor, private detective, ego clash, investigation ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, india, london
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery.
Style:
detective, gothic, spooky, tense, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, curses spells and rituals, dog attack, folk horror, whodunit, supernatural, private detective, riddles and clues, who done it, estate, danger, mysterious character ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
serial killer, private detective, amateur detective, danger, investigation, rivalry, murder, psychopath, police investigation, law enforcement, police detective, who done it ...
Time:
year 1995, year 2005
Place:
usa, oregon, new york
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work. Later, the artist is murdered.
Style:
detective, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, flirting, performer's life, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, false accusation, courtroom drama, investigation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Della's friend is accused of murdering a rival fashion magazine editor.
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, clever, suspenseful ...
Plot:
amateur detective, lawyer, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, private investigator, power relations, fashion, witnessing a crime, legal, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An honest cop enters the dark world of murder and corruption.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, murder, investigation, hidden identity, law enforcement, working undercover, fighting crime, master criminal, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, vengeance, rivalry ...
Similarity:
29%
565
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An elderly woman turns the tables on her kidnapper.
Style:
rough, psychological, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police investigation, police detective, frame up, dishonesty, undercover, love affair, mysterious character, dangerous attraction, city life, unlikely criminals, witnessing a crime, working undercover ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Holmes (Peter Cushing) and Dr. Watson (John Mills) ponder cases in which the victims seem to have been scared to death.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, scary, rough ...
Plot:
private detective, investigation, murder, kidnapping, rescue, ego clash, amateur detective, danger, rivalry, aging, law enforcement, who done it ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and Watson do battle with their nemesis, Professor Moriarity, over an ancient necklace attributed to Cleopatra.
Style:
suspense, cult classic, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, snake, investigation, partner, disorder, escapades, mind game, rivalry, danger, uninhibited rivalry, riddles and clues ...
Place:
london, scotland yard
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, intelligence agency, advocate, lawyer, mind game, life is a bitch, who done it, parents and children, rivalry, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Amateur sleuth Samantha Kinsey's latest case has her trying to figure out who killed her best friend Barbara after she was left out of her family's will and every one of the family members become suspects.
Style:
serious, psychological, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, uncover truth, investigation, law enforcement, who done it, legal, dishonesty, private detective, estate, father son relationship, conspiracy ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years. Enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes is on the case to uncover the truth about a monstrous, supernatural ...
Style:
tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, detective, suspense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, swamp, curse, who done it, monster, investigation, mysterious character, uncover truth, murder, rivalry, deadly creature ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, talky, mind bending ...
Plot:
lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, church, courtroom, private detective, hotshot lawyer, dedicated lawyer, investigation, legal investigation, legal, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was not the murderer in this case Perry Mason intents to find the killer...
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
law, advocate, intelligence agency, lawyer, murder, courtroom, gangster, legal action, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, law enforcement, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surrounding the death of a slave owned by one of her long dead ancestors in the mid-1800s.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, enigmatic
Plot:
amateur detective, who done it, private detective, uncover truth, riddles and clues, false accusation, frame up, elderly, danger, murder, dishonesty, intelligence agency ...
Time:
19th century, 21st century
Place:
virginia, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
detective, realistic, serious, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot:
amateur detective, whodunit, murder mystery, uncover truth, law enforcement, poisoning, who done it, twists and turns, riddles and clues, manor, shakespeare, investigation ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On Ne Meurt Que Deux Fois, a French murder mystery based upon a novel of the same name, is an unusual, involving film with excellent performances by its entire cast. Police Inspector Staniland (Michel Serrault) is investigating the death of a ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
femme fatale, murder, seduction, police detective, investigation, who done it, couples, law enforcement, dishonesty, crime investigation, jealousy, forbidden sex ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
canada, france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagiarized.
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
amateur detective, courtroom, murder, writers, lawyer, advocate, law, intelligence agency, dedicated lawyer, law enforcement, intrigue, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Sherlock Holmes and his intrepid companion, Dr. Watson solve the mysteries of the disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax, Thor Bridge, Shoscombe Old Place, the Boscombe Valley, an illustrious client, and a creeping man.
Style:
detective, spiritual, anthology, realistic, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, victorian england, investigation, who done it, serial killer, police, spirituality, writers, private investigator, partners against crime, rivalry ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.
Style:
serious, realistic, talky, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, multiple suspects, whodunit, murder, investigation, dishonesty, conspiracy, mother son relationship, writers, bare chested male, mysticism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, europe, belgium
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 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.
Style:
suspense, detective, suspenseful, surprise ending, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
train, whodunit, investigation, murder mystery, murder, twists and turns, justice, private detective, railway, multiple suspects, conspiracy, nobility ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1935, 70s
Place:
new york, turkey, persia, britain, greece ...
Similarity:
23%
407
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Nora Barkin is an aspiring actress who supports herself by working for a courier service. No sooner has Nora's friend and coworker Bill Reagan jubilantly announced that he possesses a lottery ticket worth 13 million dollars than Bill is killed ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, psychological, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, danger, amateur detective, riddles and clues, fish out of water, law enforcement, couple relations, murder, who done it, best friend, murder mystery, aspiring actress ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When an elderly client loses a fortune on an investment, fearless Sally Lockhart will stop at nothing to rectify the situation — even if it means risking everything important to her in the process. As Sally sorts out the threads of the mystery — ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
victorian england, murder, amateur sleuth, detective agency, amateur detective, marriage proposal, uncover truth, investigation, partners against crime, partner, friends, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1870s
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
Style:
realistic, serious, mind bending, suspenseful, detective
Plot:
courtroom, murder, lawyer, advocate, intelligence agency, private investigator, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, couple relations, law enforcement, amateur detective, private detective ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A hockey player of friend of Ken Malansky's is accused of murdering a team owner. Perry takes the case.
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot:
courtroom, advocate, lawyer, intelligence agency, workplace, athlete's life, legal, uncover truth, rivalry, dishonesty, murder, boss and employee ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Style:
detective, natural horror, serious, scary, tense ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, animal attack, private detective, investigation, dog, murder, curse, swamp, undercover, ghost, estate, supernatural ability ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
22%
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