Top 20 movies like The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes is of 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Sir Nigel Films, United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Compton Films, Phalanx Productions. It was released on 1970-10-29. It has the tagline: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Anything But Elementary. It has an average vote of 6.808 on TMDB.

Genres: MysteryComedyCrimeAdventureHistory

1. Matt's Chance

Matt's Chance

Matt, a down-on-his-luck loser who on his birthday night discovers his fiancée, Jessica, in bed with another man. As Matt learns the true depth of Jessica's betrayal, he begins a downward spiral revenge quest that pits him face to face with a wide array of strangers including an eccentric pawn shop owner, an aging stripper, and a barber with an agenda.

It has an average vote of 3.6 on TMDB.

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2. Pour avoir Adrienne (Pour avoir Adrienne)

Pour avoir Adrienne

(Pour avoir Adrienne)

It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.

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3. The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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4. The Front Page

The Front Page

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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5. Murder by Decree

Murder by Decree

Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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6. Continental Divide

Continental Divide

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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7. Camille Claudel (Camille Claudel)

Camille Claudel

The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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8. Soldier Blue

Soldier Blue

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.

It has an average vote of 6.844 on TMDB.

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9. The Court Jester

The Court Jester

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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10. Avanti!

Avanti!

A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.

It has an average vote of 6.988 on TMDB.

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11. Without a Clue

Without a Clue

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.

It has an average vote of 6.584 on TMDB.

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12. F for Fake (Vérités et Mensonges)

F for Fake

Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.

It has an average vote of 7.411 on TMDB.

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13. Dad Friend (Le Gendre de ma vie)

Dad Friend

Stéphane defers his frustration at not having had a son on his sons-in-law. So when her younger daughter decides to leave a rugby player than the idolatrous father for a doctor he can not stand, he will do everything to get his son-in-law back. His daughter will not let it go.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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14. One, Two, Three

One, Two, Three

C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.

It has an average vote of 7.524 on TMDB.

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15. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Valerie a týden divů)

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders

Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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16. Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point

Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.

It has an average vote of 7.107 on TMDB.

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17. Boy

Boy

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

It has an average vote of 7.378 on TMDB.

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18. Evil Does Not Exist (悪は存在しない)

Evil Does Not Exist

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

It has an average vote of 6.806 on TMDB.

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19. No Way Out

No Way Out

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretary David Brice, is also romantically involved with Atwell. When the young woman turns up dead, Farrell is put in charge of the murder investigation. He begins to uncover shocking clues about the case, but when details of his encounter with Susan surface, he becomes a suspect as well.

It has an average vote of 6.906 on TMDB.

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20. Crooks in Clover (Les Tontons flingueurs)

Crooks in Clover

An aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is ambivalent about his new found wealth, Fernand is positively nonplussed to discover that he has also inherited his benefactor’s daughter, Patricia. Unfortunately, not only does Fernand have to put up with the thoroughly modern Patricia and her nauseating boyfriend, but he also had to contend with the Mexican’s trigger-happy former employees, who are determined to make a claim.

It has an average vote of 7.751 on TMDB.

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