A 2018 comedy reimagining of Sherlock Holmes, widely regarded as one of the weakest adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, has become available to stream for free. Despite arriving amid strong public appetite for the detective, following the recent conclusion of the acclaimed BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, the film was both critically panned and a commercial disappointment, and it is now resurfacing largely as a curiosity for viewers seeking a so-bad-it's-good watch.

The film, released only three years after Ian McKellen's well-received Mr Holmes, took a broadly comic approach to the material rather than a traditional take on the character. It grossed around $42 million worldwide against a similarly sized budget, underperforming in a crowded market that already included Guy Ritchie's film series, the Enola Holmes trilogy and other adaptations. It is now free to watch via streaming platform Pluto TV.