Matinee Idol vs Mr. Holmes
Matinee Idol has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Mr. Holmes). Matinee Idol is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 44m. Matinee Idol is the older of the two (1933 against 2015). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Matinee Idol
Mr. Holmes| Matinee Idol | Mr. Holmes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1933 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 15m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | George King | Bill Condon |
| Main cast | Camilla Horn, Miles Mander, Marguerite Allan, Viola Keats, Anthony Hankey | Patrick Kennedy, Hattie Morahan, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Frances Barber |
Synopsis
Matinee Idol
A well-known actor is murdered. Another performer becomes an amateur sleuth so she can prove her sister is innocent of the crime.
Mr. Holmes
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.
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