The Best Movie Sidekicks

On Dec. 16, Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr., returns to the big screen for an epic battle of wits with the evil Professor James Moriarty (Jared Harris), in director Guy Ritchie’s high-octane sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. But he won’t be alone. Holmes will be joined not only by a gypsy fortune teller, played by Noomi Rapace, but also his trusted, bromantic sidekick—and hetero-life-mate—Dr. Watson (Jude Law). But who are the greatest movie sidekicks of all-time? From Buzz Lightyear to Chewbacca, see our picks