Without a Clue (1988)
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The flip side of Sherlock Holmes
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.
- Released: 1988-05-05
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Runtime: 1h 47m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 271 votes
Directed by Thom Eberhardt.
Top cast
- Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes
- Ben Kingsley as Dr. John Watson
- Jeffrey Jones as Inspector Lestrade
- Lysette Anthony as Impostor Leslie Giles
- Nigel Davenport as Lord Smithwick
- Peter Cook as Greenhough
- Gregor Fisher as Bobby at Warehouse
- Paul Freeman as Prof. James Moriarty
- George Sweeney as John Clay
- John Tordoff as Mr. Andrews
Where to watch Without a Clue
- United States: buy on Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX
- Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on SBS On Demand
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