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Enola Holmes
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Enola Holmes is a 2020 English-language mystery film directed by Harry Bradbeer. The movie stars Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sam Claflin, with Brown also serving as a producer. Jack Thorne wrote the screenplay, which is based on The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer. Daniel Pemberton composed the score, and Giles Nuttgens was the director of photography.
Produced by Legendary Pictures and PCMA Productions, the film was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. It was filmed in London, where the narrative is also set, depicting events in 1884. The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 68/100 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 91%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.6 based on 246,885 votes, while TMDb lists a vote average of 7.228. The film has received 5 wins and 12 nominations. It is followed by Enola Holmes 2.
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7.2While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Cast
- Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes
- Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes
- Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes
- Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes
- Louis Partridge as Lord Tewkesbury
- Adeel Akhtar as Lestrade
Themes
- based on novel or book
- detective
- child prodigy
- victorian england
- female protagonist
- period drama
- female detective
- runaway teen
- books
- mother daughter relationship
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
245,450 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
68/100
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 5 wins & 12 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Harry Bradbeer
- Screenplay by
- Jack Thorne
- Based on
- The Case of the Missing Marquess: An Enola Holmes Mystery , by Nancy Springer
- Produced by
- Mary Parent Alex Garcia Ali Mendes Millie Bobby Brown Paige Brown
- Starring
- Millie Bobby Brown Sam Claflin Henry Cavill Helena Bonham Carter
- Cinematography
- Giles Nuttgens
- Edited by
- Adam Bosman
- Music by
- Daniel Pemberton
- Production companies
- Legendary Pictures PCMA Productions
- Distributed by
- Netflix
- Release date
- September 23, 2020 ( 2020-09-23 )
- Running time
- 123 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Enola Holmes 2
- Based on
- The Enola Holmes Mysteries
- Director
- Harry Bradbeer
- Screenwriter
- Jack Thorne
- Cast member
- Henry Cavill
- Composer
- Daniel Pemberton
- Producer
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Production company
- Legendary Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Giles Nuttgens
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 656850
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Has parts of class
- closing credits
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- title
- Enola Holmes
- publication date
- 2020-09-23
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Nancy Springer
- review score
- 68/100
- date depicted
- 1884-00-00
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- characters
- Inspector Lestrade
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Encyclopedic overview
Enola Holmes is a 2020 mystery film starring Millie Bobby Brown as the title character, the teenage sister of the already famous Victorian-era detective Sherlock Holmes. The film is directed by Harry Bradbeer from a screenplay by Jack Thorne that adapts the first novel in The Enola Holmes Mysteries series by Nancy Springer. In the film, Enola travels to London to find her missing mother (portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter) but pairs up with a runaway lord as they attempt to solve a mystery that threatens the country. In addition to Brown, the film also stars Sam Claflin, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Filming began in July 2019. Originally planned for a cinematic release by Warner Bros. Pictures, the distribution rights to the film were picked up by Netflix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enola Holmes was released on September 23, 2020. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised Brown's performance. It became one of the most-watched original Netflix film releases, with an estimated 76 million households watching the film over its first four weeks. A sequel, Enola Holmes 2, was released on Netflix on November 4, 2022. A third film, Enola Holmes 3 is set to be released on July 1, 2026.
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