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Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
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Original name: Sherlock Holmes und das Halsband des Todes
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, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, detective, independent film
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, snake, investigation, heist, escapades, rivalry, danger, mind game, partner, disorder, uninhibited rivalry, riddles and clues, dog, thief, ship, fight, prostitute, cheating wife, police, hunting, scientist, hunter, fishing, millionaire ...
Place:
london, scotland yard
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Most similar movies to Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, detective and realistic films with plots about murder, investigation, deadly, police detective, danger, dead body and flashback mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace: Sherlock (2010), Diabolically Yours (1967), The Sign of Four (1987), The Bedroom Window (1987), Flic Story (1975). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Story:
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Style:
clever, detective, witty, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sherlock holmes, investigation, murder mystery, private detective, genius, friendship, mastermind, deduction, murder, british, mind game, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, wales, afghanistan, scotland yard ...
Similarity:
78%
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, serious, realistic, mind bending, talky ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, valet, murder, dishonesty, investigation, law enforcement, rivalry, undercover, terrorism, love affair, who done it, riddles and clues ...
Time:
1910s, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
austria, vienna, europe
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Alain Delon stars as Pierre, an amnesiac recovering from a car accident. He can't remember any details about the accident or about his past life as a wealthy businessman based in the orient. He is currently being nursed back to health on his ...
Style:
ambiguous ending, psychotronic, neo noir, french noir
Plot:
amnesia, mental disorder, amnesiac, psychological manipulation, emotional blackmail, police officer, newspaper, manipulative person, bad dream, manipulative behavior, jealous boyfriend, boat ...
Place:
france, hong kong
Similarity:
84%
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:
82%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Terry Lambert is sleeping with Sylvia, the wife of his boss. One night, while in Terry's apartment, Sylvia witnesses a man assault a young woman, Denise, on the road below. Not wanting to reveal her affair with Terry, she keeps quiet. Terry ...
Style:
neo noir, suspenseful, sexy, tense, psychosexual thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
legal, obsession, femme fatale, rapist, false accusation, voyeurism, revenge, murder, secret relationship, investigation, infidelity, dangerous attraction ...
Time:
80s
Place:
maryland, baltimore, san francisco
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a ...
Style:
period piece, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, murder, gangster, robbery, prison, investigation, police investigation, law enforcement, police corruption, psychopath, police station ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1947, 50s
Place:
paris france, france, europe
Similarity:
76%
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:
70%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A circus becomes the location for stolen loot and murder.
Style:
slasher, suspense, grindhouse, cult classic, independent film ...
Plot:
circus, serial killer, murder, manhunt, killer clown, carnival, macabre, amusement park, on the run, heist, crime gone awry, vampire ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, tower bridge london
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
On a beach in Nice, François meets the mysterious Peggy and falls in love with her. Following her to a villa, he meets Marc, a lawyer who has a strange relationship with the girl. Marc tells François that Peggy is a drug addict: she kills men who ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, crying, neo noir, mind bending ...
Plot:
female nudity, assault, impossible love, unrequited love, sexual attraction, stalking, topless woman, man hits a woman, love, police detective, murder, mental illness ...
Time:
70s
Place:
nice france, france, riviera, south of france
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
master criminal, danger, terrorism, heroes, escapades, chases and races, rivalry, riddles and clues, faked death, private detective, fu manchu, exploitation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
scotland yard, england, london, shanghai, europe ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Two young sexually free hippies, Dick and Ingrid, finance their travels by selling naked snaps of Ingrid until their plan is brought to an abrupt end by the Police. Forced on the run the two seek refuge at a seemingly empty isolated large villa. As ...
Style:
cult classic, slasher, suspense, independent film, neo noir ...
Plot:
female nudity, harem, sex scene, exploitation, hippie, whodunit, husband wife relationship, old woman, motorcycle, on the run, jealousy, police ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspense, thrilling, cult classic ...
Plot:
private detective, political corruption, private investigator, russian roulette, guard dog, private investigation, marriage of convenience, deep south, underwater, newspaper, police corruption, murder ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
54%
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:
49%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and go their separate ways. Later, they are reunited and become involved with a caper involving millions in a high-security safe. The two men become ...
Style:
retro, manga, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
robbery, female nudity, chess, trapped, submissive woman, airport, homoeroticism, safecracker, male friendship, nude girl, heist, manipulation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
algeria, france, europe, congo, marseille ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jakob Aasen has hired his old friend, private investigator Varg Veum, to spy on his wife Rebecca, whom he suspects of infidelity. Against his better judgement Varg accepts the job, and in an ironic twist he and Rebecca rekindle their former love. ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending ...
Plot:
murder mystery, homicide detective, whodunit, investigation, murder, danger, private detective, law enforcement, police detective, twists and turns, woman in danger, murder investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Emily Boynton, stepmother to the three Boynton children -- Lennox, Raymond and Carol -- and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope, into destroying a second will of her late husband that would have freed the children from ...
Style:
talky, independent film, slasher, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
private detective, murder mystery, whodunit, passionate kiss, investigation, murder, hercule poirot, dysfunctional family, lawyer, conspiracy, blackmail, ship ...
Time:
year 1937, 1930s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new jersey, holy land, italy, europe, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason to ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, psychological ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, who done it, danger, death of friend, woman in danger, law enforcement, rivalry, burglary, death, dead body, store ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such assignment turns the wrong way and blackmailers die one by one. Is Johnny the next on the list?
Style:
independent film, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
blackmail, murder, photograph, darkroom, motel, photographer, car accident, dead woman, investigation, police investigation, who done it, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Murder mystery involving a man and his relationship with twin sisters.
Style:
neo noir, non-linear, crying, detective, french noir
Plot:
doppelganger, lookalikes, dead body, car crash, voice over narration, unfaithfulness, physical disability, mental illness, car trunk, killed in a car crash, woman in a wheelchair, flash forward ...
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Six people travel by train overnight from Marseilles to Paris. When the train arrives at its destination, one of the passengers, a girl, is found dead in a sleeping berth. The police led by Inspector Grazzi investigate the other five passengers, ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, noir, perverse, political ...
Plot:
train, police, investigation, serial killer, boxing, killing spree, flashback, teenage girl, teenage boy, running from police, strangulation, loneliness ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The scene of the crime is Whitechapel, the same London district notorious for the recent attacks of Jack the Ripper. Three monks are found dead, the apparent victims of a vampire - now, someone else is out for blood. Or is it something else? As ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, gothic ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, curse, vampire, dracula, uncover truth, investigation, riddles and clues, escapades, partners against crime, danger, partner ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london, england, europe, scotland yard
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Style:
southern gothic, gothic, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
insanity, haunted by the past, murder, deep south, hagsploitation, mental disorder, plot twist, psychotic woman, bullying, female villain, aging, woman in danger ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1964, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
southern usa, louisiana, usa
Similarity:
41%
682
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Finland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This film is based upon the book with the same name, by Håkan Nesser, one of Swedens most appreciated "crime-authors".
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
murder, hit and run, life turned upside down, private detective, law enforcement, investigation, uncover truth, blackmail, doctor, nypd, european, serial killer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After witnessing a miracle, a young Latina woman experiences strange things as a police detective searches for the truth behind his partner's death.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
rape, murder, rape victim, abusive father, police corruption, twists and turns, illegal drugs, murder mystery, murder investigation, subway, investigator, police ...
Time:
year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, iraq, new york
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. The police comissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he has an adolescent son he has not been able to communicate with.
Style:
neo noir, poliziottesco, freeze frame, detective, period drama
Plot:
christmas, police investigation, masked killer, winter, serial murder, dance lesson, punishment, mute, vigilante, death of son, death of protagonist, gay subtext ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
poland, europe, central europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A serial killer, who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in London, the Police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, slasher, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
serial killer, mad scientist, supernatural, deadly creature, danger, hospital, investigation, scientific experiment, zombie, murder, pursuit, police ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
london, england, europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Concerned about his friend's cocaine use, Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna, where Holmes enters the care of Sigmund Freud. Freud attemts to solve the mysteries of Holmes' subconscious, while Holmes devotes ...
Style:
detective, serious, psychological, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, drug addiction, hypnosis, kidnapping, private detective, sherlock holmes, train, addiction, cocaine, friendship, drug, nobility ...
Time:
19th century, year 1976, 1890s, victorian era
Place:
vienna, london, europe, england, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
38%
563
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Clad in a featureless red mask, The Man Without A Face is involved in a single-minded pursuit of the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar in this tribute to the pulp adventure stories of Louis Feuillade.
Style:
detective, psychotronic
Plot:
relic hunter, fantomas, photography, shootout, dead body, car crash, reading a newspaper aloud, spying, brainwashing, man on the run, mad doctor, secret society ...
Time:
70s
Place:
paris france, scotland yard, london
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
After a young woman and her parents are murdered by a killer determined to wipe out the entire family, Detective Inspector Joona Linna works with a psychiatrist to hypnotize the son who narrowly escaped death in order to find the one surviving ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, bleak, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
hypnosis, hospital, hypnotist, murder, boy, witnessing a crime, police detective, investigation, danger, nurse, male victim, murder investigation ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A year after Sheila is killed in a hit-and-run, her multimillionaire husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt-style mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, clever, suspense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
murder mystery, whodunit, yacht, murder, closeted homosexual, manipulation, mind game, game, paranoia, puzzle, vengeance, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
south of france, mediterranean sea, france, california
Similarity:
37%
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