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Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
· Movie
· 109 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
63–74
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 63, highest is AlloCiné on 74.
See the most agreed on films →Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Details
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Writer
- Chris Columbus
- Based on
- canon of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Released
- 4 December 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $63.7M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →0 wins from 4 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 58th Academy Awards 1986 | Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren | Nominee |
| 58th Academy Awards 1986 | Best Visual Effects | David W. Allen | Nominee |
| 58th Academy Awards 1986 | Best Visual Effects | Kit West | Nominee |
| 58th Academy Awards 1986 | Best Visual Effects | John Ellis | Nominee |
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58th Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | David W. Allen | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Kit West | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | John Ellis | Nominee |