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Sherlock Holmes

Strong Contender Wins well above average
2009 · Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery · Guy Ritchie

There's a difference between a film audiences like and one that wins brackets. Sherlock Holmes does both — 63% across 91 head-to-head matchups. It sits in the top 10% of 2000s films.

Synopsis

Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.

Round 1
62.8%
27/43
Semifinals
77.8%
Where it thrives
Finals
42.9%

63%, 78%, 43%. Sherlock Holmes has a gear for each round — the semis are strongest, but there's no round where the record dips below competitive.

Wrath of Man is the easy matchup at 81%. Snatch is the kryptonite at 14%. The gap between best and worst opponent says a lot about what Sherlock Holmes can and can't handle.

Dominates
Kryptonite
Snatch
85.7%

It's Been Emotional: Best of Guy Ritchie is Sherlock Holmes's tournament to lose. The final against The Gentlemen at 56% is competitive but the outcome is consistent.

Near the top of Guy Ritchie's 8-film lineup on BingeBracket. Snatch at 71% is the benchmark; Sherlock Holmes at #2 isn't far behind.

BingeBracket Record
63%
Win Rate
#6 of 69 in Action #5 of 55 from the 2000s #2 of 8 Guy Ritchie films
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
Featured Tournament

#2 of 8 in It's Been Emotional: Best of Guy Ritchie.

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Snatch #1
Sherlock Holmes #2
The Gentlemen #3
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #4
In the Grey #5
Wrath of Man #6
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels #7
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