An aging detective grapples with fading memories, revisiting an unsolved case with poignant, intimate reflection.
Melancholy and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+ and Kanopy (free).
Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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In 1947, long-retired and near the end of his life, Sherlock Holmes grapples with an unreliable memory and must rely on his housekeeper's son as he revisits the still-unsolved case that led to his retirement.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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