Synopsis
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
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Cast
- Millie Bobby BrownEnola Holmes
- Henry CavillSherlock Holmes
- Sam ClaflinMycroft Holmes
- Helena Bonham CarterEudoria Holmes
- Louis PartridgeLord Tewkesbury
- Adeel AkhtarLestrade
- Fiona ShawMiss Harrison
- Frances de la TourThe Dowager
- Burn GormanLinthorn
- Susan WokomaEdith
Recommendations
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The Playlist
While Enola Holmes empowering feminist message might feel a little on the nose at times, the film, is nevertheless, a witty and endearing little bauble with terrific elan. - 80
Total Film
Enola Holmes falls into the ‘something for everyone’ category. - 75
IndieWire
Enola Holmes doesn’t just use its heroine as a cute way to nod at progressive thinking; it fully embraces a story that is, at its heart, deeply feminist. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It successfully imagines a place for its heroine in Holmes' world, then convinces young viewers that Enola needn't be constrained by that world's borders. - 70
Variety
The movie has contemporary issues of gender equality on the mind — and an endearingly radical protagonist in Enola. - 63
Observer
Enola Holmes isn’t a revolution or revelation that is going to forever alter the course of cinema, but it is enough of a charming and cheerful change to give Netflix a new franchise. - 63
Slant Magazine
Even when the plot occasionally falters, Enola’s continuous invitations to complicity renew the film’s momentum. - 60
Empire
Well-intentioned if sometimes lacking in subtlety, Enola Holmes offers a fine, spirited reminder that a traditional story can always be retold — although it might need more refined teachings on feminism next time.
