Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- suspenseful
- literary
- methodical
- classic mystery night
- literary adaptation viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mary Morstan's annual pearls initiate the investigation into her father's disappearance and the hidden treasure.
The London investigation is tied to treasure and convict history on the Andaman Islands.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson jointly pursue the mystery, with Watson serving as collaborator and narrative counterpoint.
The film adapts Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of the Four and foregrounds the established Holmes-Watson investigative tradition.
Films like The Sign of Four, and why
The Hound of the Baskervilles
victorian detective mystery, cerebral investigation, and period atmosphere
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
classic sherlock holmes adaptation centered on deduction and an intricate criminal mystery
Murder by Decree
period detective adventure combining investigation, hidden treasure, and london atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Hammond
- Release Date
- 1987-03-07
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (84)
Cast
- Jeremy Brett
- Edward Hardwicke
- Jenny Seagrove
- Ronald Lacey
- John Thaw
- Emrys James
- Alf Joint
- Kiran Shah
- Terence Skelton
- Rosalie Williams
Common questions
- What is The Sign of Four about?
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson unravel a pearl-linked disappearance that leads to a dangerous Victorian treasure mystery.
- What is The Sign of Four like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Sign of Four as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Sign of Four violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Sign of Four as mild.
- Which films are like The Sign of Four?
- Films with a similar feel include The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and Murder by Decree.
- How long is The Sign of Four?
- The Sign of Four runs 103 minutes.
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Movies like The Sign of Four
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Treasures of Agra - Part 11983
- The Pearl of Death1944
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Bloody Inscription1980
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles1981
- Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance1980
- Terror by Night1946
- The Eligible Bachelor1993
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Twentieth Century Begins - Part 11988
- The Master Blackmailer1992
