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Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 neo-noir mystery period drama film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson respectively. In the film, set in 1890, eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist's plot to expand the British Empire by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.The film went on general release in the United States on December 25, 2009, and on December 26, 2009 in the UK, Ireland, the Pacific and the Atlantic.Sherlock Holmes received mostly positive critical reaction, praising the story, action sequences, set pieces, costume design, Hans Zimmer’s musical score, and Downey's performance as the main character, winning Downey the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Art Direction, which it lost to Up and Avatar, respectively.A sequel, ', was released on December 16, 2011.

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Description	Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 neo-noir mystery period drama film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson respectively. In the film, set in 1890, eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist's plot to expand the British Empire by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.The film went on general release in the United States on December 25, 2009, and on December 26, 2009 in the UK, Ireland, the Pacific and the Atlantic.Sherlock Holmes received mostly positive critical reaction, praising the story, action sequences, set pieces, costume design, Hans Zimmer’s musical score, and Downey's performance as the main character, winning Downey the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Art Direction, which it lost to Up and Avatar, respectively.A sequel, ', was released on December 16, 2011.
Description	Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 neo-noir mystery period drama film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The film was directed by Guy Ritchie and produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin. The screenplay by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg was developed from a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law portray Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson respectively. In the film, set in 1890, eccentric detective Holmes and his companion Watson are hired by a secret society to foil a mysticist's plot to expand the British Empire by seemingly supernatural means. Rachel McAdams stars as their former adversary Irene Adler and Mark Strong portrays villain Lord Henry Blackwood.The film went on general release in the United States on December 25, 2009, and on December 26, 2009 in the UK, Ireland, the Pacific and the Atlantic.Sherlock Holmes received mostly positive critical reaction, praising the story, action sequences, set pieces, costume design, Hans Zimmer’s musical score, and Downey's performance as the main character, winning Downey the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. The film was also nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Original Score and Best Art Direction, which it lost to Up and Avatar, respectively.A sequel, ', was released on December 16, 2011.

Director	Guy Ritchie
Director
Story	Lionel Wigram , Michael Robert Johnson
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Screenplay	Michael Robert Johnson , Anthony Peckham , Simon Kinberg
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Based on	{{Based on\|Characters created\|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle}}
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Cinematography	Philippe Rousselot
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Editing	James Herbert
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Starring	Robert Downey Jr. , Jude Law , Rachel McAdams , Mark Strong , Eddie Marsan
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Music	Hans Zimmer
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Runtime	128 minutes
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Country	United Kingdom,United States
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Language	English
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Producer	Joel Silver , Lionel Wigram , Susan Downey , Dan Lin
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Studio	Silver Pictures,Village Roadshow Pictures,Wigram Productions
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Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures , Roadshow Entertainment {{small\|(Australia & New Zealand)}}
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Released	df=y/2009/12/25 (United States) /2009/12/26 (United Kingdom)
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Budget	$90 million
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Gross	$524 million
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