Knives Out
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 131 min · ★ 7.8 · 90% critics
After a wealthy crime novelist is found dead at his estate following a family gathering, an eccentric investigator is brought in to examine a house full of suspects. Conflicting stories, personal grudges, and self-serving lies turn the case into a twisty battle of wits.
Also known as Morning Bell · Knives Out 1
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (14,044 votes)
- Box office
- $196,103,961
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy playful whodunits with humor and family tension, especially fans of Monk or Veronica Mars; Not for you if political jabs or broad characters annoy you.
Pros: witty mystery; playful ensemble; strong rewatch value | Cons: divisive politics; uneven middle stretch; exaggerated characters
Themes
- immigrant
- detective
- massachusetts
- investigation
- big family
- mansion
- whodunit
- family home
- murder mystery
- neo-noir
- privilege
- suspenseful
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Daniel Craig
as Benoit Blanc
Chris Evans
as Ransom Drysdale
Ana de Armas
as Marta Cabrera
Jamie Lee Curtis
as Linda Drysdale
Michael Shannon
as Walt Thrombey
Don Johnson
as Richard Drysdale
Toni Collette
as Joni Thrombey
LaKeith Stanfield
as Lieutenant Elliott
Christopher Plummer
as Harlan Thrombey
Katherine Langford
as Meg Thrombey
Directed by Rian Johnson