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The Sign of Four (1987)
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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, suspenseful, stylized, atmospheric, thought provoking, intellectual ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, chase, murder, british empire, police detective, spy, writers, doctor, river, private detective, investigation, missing person, rivalry, ego clash, riddles and clues, dog, prison, boat, sikh, flashback, poison, one legged man, treasure, treasure chest, twists and turns ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, victorian
Place:
england, india, london
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Most similar movies to The Sign of Four
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, detective and realistic films with plots about deadly, investigation, private detective, murder, riddles and clues, who done it and sherlock holmes mostly in Mystery, Crime and Drama genres. Some movies like The Sign of Four: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), Murder Ahoy (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984–1985), The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986–1988), The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991–1993) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994), collectively known as Sherlock Holmes, are a series of ...
Style:
detective, serious, stylized, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
private detective, sherlock holmes, investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, partners against crime, victorian england, murder, mastermind, ego clash, talented, danger ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
britain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Holmes, his friend Watson (or his brother Mycroft) work to solve the mysteries of three gables, the dying detective, a golden pince-nez, the red circle, a mazarin stone, and a cardboard box.
Style:
detective, spiritual, gothic, exciting, mind bending ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, investigation, spirituality, writers, spy, serial killer, doctor, riddles and clues, dying, intelligence, health situation ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
england
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
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:
52%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the ...
Style:
black and white, slasher, crime drama, talky, mind bending ...
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, murder mystery, ship, sword duel, poison, bike, boat, sherlock holmes, yacht, spy, mysticism ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
100%
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:
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:
50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dr. Watson, finds a mystery in an empty house, while Holmes and he later solve the mysteries of an abbey grange, the Musgrave ritual, a second stain, a man with a twisted lip, the priory school, and a half-dozen plaster busts of Bonaparte.
Style:
detective, gothic, spiritual, mind bending, realistic ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, investigation, mind game, spirituality, writers, police, murder mystery, serial killer, uncover truth, prodigy, partners against crime ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Style:
clever, entertaining, detective, intellectual, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, steampunk, investigation, intelligence, riddles and clues, genius, master criminal, deduction, twists and turns, prodigy, clue ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2009, 19th century, 1800s, 1890s ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, tower bridge london ...
Similarity:
60%
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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:
39%
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:
38%
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:
38%
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:
38%
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:
19%
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:
37%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Baskerville family for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his heir, Sir Henry, begs Holmes to save him from the terrifying ...
Style:
gothic, scary, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
sherlock holmes, private detective, murder, heir, nosy, mysterious character, supernatural, deadly creature, danger, partners against crime, curses spells and rituals, winter ...
Time:
19th century, edwardian era, turn of the century, victorian era
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
36%
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:
34%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every ...
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, slasher, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
jack the ripper, private detective, sherlock holmes, serial killer, atmosphere, freemason, killer, murder, who done it, woman in danger, police detective, law enforcement ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
33%
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:
32%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, detective, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, private detective, murder, murder mystery, danger, murder investigation, who done it, riddles and clues, multiple suspects, private investigator, uncover truth ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
32%
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:
32%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its ...
Style:
disturbing, suspense, gothic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sherlock holmes, conspiracy, jack the ripper, private detective, serial killer, secret society, murder, danger, anarchist, politics, killer, psychic ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, turn of the century, year 1979, 1800s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, scotland
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, 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:
31%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style:
tense, detective, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, police investigation, murderous pair, law enforcement, fighting crime, police detective, psychopath, police procedural, investigation, female victim, cat and mouse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe, england
Similarity:
30%
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:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Roy Marsden returns as author P.D. James's indefatigable gumshoe, Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. This time, he's investigating the murder of a famous mystery writer whose body is found in the bottom of a dinghy on the Suffolk coast. To add a ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mysticism, murder, violent content, manipulation, ocean, police detective, who done it, riddles and clues, cons and scams, police investigation, obsessive quest, amateur detective ...
Time:
90s
Place:
scotland yard
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub.
Style:
psychological, realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot:
amateur sleuth, serial murder, amateur detective, murder, police inspector, policewoman, journalism, riddles and clues, supernatural ability, law enforcement, serial killer, murder investigation ...
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
New Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgleish is asked to have a second look at the death of Ronald Treeves, a student at St. Anselm's seminary.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, enigmatic ...
Plot:
amateur detective, murder, private detective, investigation, riddles and clues, religions or cults, society, law enforcement, clergy, who done it, school, male nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two series were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and ...
Style:
detective, crime drama, semi serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
british police, police, world war one, inspector, investigation, murder, partner, danger, private detective, law enforcement, multiple suspects, riddles and clues ...
Time:
1930s, future, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss ...
Style:
detective, mind bending, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
private detective, amateur detective, train, riddles and clues, sarcophagus, conspiracy, whodunit, mysticism, murder, murder investigation, partners against crime, who done it ...
Time:
year 1957, 1950s, 50s
Place:
england, europe, scotland yard
Similarity:
29%
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