20192h 11mDir. Scooter Perrotta

Knives Out

Name: Knives Out
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2019-11-27
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon

“Hell, any of them could have done it.”

ComedyCrimeMystery

5.0 / 5.0

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1st Half: 5.0 ★vs2nd Half: 5.0 ★

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When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

Starring:Daniel Craig,Chris Evans,Ana de Armas,Jamie Lee Curtis,Michael Shannon

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Daniel Craig

Benoit Blanc

Chris Evans

Ransom Drysdale

Ana de Armas

Marta Cabrera

Jamie Lee Curtis

Linda Drysdale

Michael Shannon

Walt Thrombey

Don Johnson

Richard Drysdale

Toni Collette

Joni Thrombey

LaKeith Stanfield

Lieutenant Elliott

Christopher Plummer

Harlan Thrombey

Katherine Langford

Meg Thrombey

Jaeden Martell

Jacob Thrombey

Riki Lindhome

Donna Thrombrey

Key Production Crew

Director

Rian Johnson

Screenplay & Writers

Rian Johnson

Cinematography

Steve Yedlin

Original Score

Nathan Johnson

Producers

Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman

Film Details

Budget$40,000,000

Box Office Revenue$312,897,920

Original Languageen

Production Studios

MRCT-Street

Keywords & Themes

#immigrant#detective#massachusetts#investigation#big family#mansion#whodunit#family home#murder mystery#neo-noir

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

Rule Number 1 "My House My Rules My Coffee" This surprising delightful film has high marks in all the production core values. Writer/Director Rian Johnson gives a glitche free stately mystery with peacock flourish...

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