Sherlock: The Abominable Bride vs The Clearing

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.8/10 for The Clearing). Sherlock: The Abominable Bride is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 35m. The Clearing is the older of the two (2004 against 2016). Both are drama, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride posterSherlock: The Abominable Bride2016 VS The Clearing posterThe Clearing2004
Sherlock: The Abominable BrideThe Clearing
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 5.8/10
Year20162004
Length1h 30m1h 35m
GenresCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV MovieDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorDouglas MackinnonPieter Jan Brugge
Main castMark Gatiss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, Andrew Scott, Jonathan ArisMatt Craven, Helen Mirren, Wendy Crewson, Willem Dafoe, Diana Scarwid

Synopsis

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

The Clearing

When affluent executive Wayne Hayes is kidnapped by a disgruntled employee and held for ransom in a forest, Wayne’s wife is forced to reckon with the FBI agents as they negotiate with the kidnapper.

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