Overview
A young girl defies societal expectations to become a detective and uncover family secrets.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- upbeat
- family movie night
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, exuberant franchise starter led by Millie Bobby Brown's charismatic performance, despite some broadness and occasional lack of subtlety.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Enola refuses finishing school, escapes male guardianship, and pursues both her missing mother and her own vocation as a detective.
Enola repeatedly breaks the fourth wall to explain clues, feelings, and strategy to viewers.
The search for Eudoria and Tewkesbury becomes entangled with a conspiracy threatening the course of parliamentary reform.
Victorian manners, detective conventions, and Sherlock Holmes mythology are filtered through Enola's irreverent voice and high-energy escape narrative.
Films like Enola Holmes, and why
nancy drew
female-led period mystery with a witty adolescent detective, family conflict, and an energetic coming-of-age tone
the princess diaries
spirited young heroine, historical adventure, romantic tension, and playful fourth-wall-aware storytelling
pride and prejudice
literary period setting, self-determined heroine, social constraints, and brisk romantic adventure
sherlock holmes
detective investigation, eccentric sleuthing, and polished victorian mystery-adventure atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Harry Bradbeer
- Release Date
- 2020-09-22
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (6848)
Cast
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Henry Cavill
- Sam Claflin
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Louis Partridge
- Adeel Akhtar
- Fiona Shaw
- Frances de la Tour
- Burn Gorman
- Susan Wokoma
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Enola Holmes about?
- A fiercely independent teenage sleuth races through Victorian London to find her vanished mother while outsmarting her legendary Holmes brothers.
- What is Enola Holmes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Enola Holmes as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Enola Holmes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Enola Holmes as mild.
- What did critics think of Enola Holmes?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining, exuberant franchise starter led by Millie Bobby Brown's charismatic performance, despite some broadness and occasional lack of subtlety.
- Which films are like Enola Holmes?
- Films with a similar feel include nancy drew, the princess diaries, pride and prejudice, and sherlock holmes.
- How long is Enola Holmes?
- Enola Holmes runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch Enola Holmes?
- In United States, Enola Holmes streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
