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About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 16, 2011
Box Office
$334.6M
Budget
$125.0M
Return
2.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 12, 2012
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Village Roadshow Pictures, Silver Pictures, Wigram Productions, Lin Pictures
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Cast
Full credits →R
Robert Downey Jr.
Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law
Dr. John Watson
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Noomi Rapace
Madam Simza Heron
J
Jared Harris
Professor James Moriarty
R
Rachel McAdams
Irene Adler
E
Eddie Marsan
Inspector Lestrade
Kelly Reilly
Mary Morstan
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Stephen Fry
Mycroft Holmes
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Paul Anderson
Colonel Sebastian Moran
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Geraldine James
Mrs. Hudson
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William Houston
Constable Clark
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Wolf Kahler
Doctor Hoffmanstahl
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Iain Mitchell
Auctioneer
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Jack Laskey
Carruthers
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Karima McAdams
Shush Club Maitre D'
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Richard Cunningham
Businessman
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Marcus Shakesheff
Hashisheen
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Mark Sheals
Cock Fight Referee
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George Taylor
University Student
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Michael Webber
Vicar
Sherlock Holmes Collection
A film series starring Robert Downey Jr. as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, with Jude Law as Dr. John Watson.
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Quotes
See all →Strategic Combat Between Sherlock and Moriarty
Sherlock Holmes
His advantage: My injury. My advantage: His rage Incoming assault feral... but experienced. Use his momentum to counter.
[Visualizing his final fight with Moriarty; thinking; After lighting Holmes' pipe, Moriarty attacks, Holmes tries to block him, exchanging blows; Holmes starts to block and counter Moriarty's punches and punches him in the face]
Professor James Moriarty
Come now, you really think you're the only one that can play this game? Chop arm, target weakness. Follow with haymaker.
[Visualizing the same fight with Holmes; thinking; Moriarty takes punch from Holmes and locks his left arm while hitting Holmes' injured right shoulder; Swings Holmes into a pillar]
Sherlock Holmes
Ah, there we find the boxing champion of Cambridge.
[Countering Moriarty's haymakers; Punches Moriarty]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Questioning Fairness in a Game
Sebastian Moran
What are you playing at? ...That's not fair.
[''aiming a sniper rifle at Watson''; ''sees a cannon being aimed back at him'']
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
