Aging Sherlock Holmes is haunted by unsolved case. Digital HD Year 2015 Theatrical Release 2015-07-17 Video Release 2015-11-10 Studio Roadside Attractions Genre Drama MPAA Rating PG CARA thematic elements, some disturbing images and incidental smoking Color Color Runtime 104 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis MR. HOLMES is a new twist on the world's most famous detective. 1947, an aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love before it's too late. Director Bill Condon Cast Bill Condon; Ian McKellen; Milo Parker; Laura Linney; Hattie Morahan; Patrick Kennedy; Hiroyuki Sanada; Roger Allam; Colin Starkey; Philip Davis; Nicholas Rowe