Overview
On his 85th birthday, acclaimed crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead in his room with his throat slit. Just as authorities are about to dismiss the tragedy as suicide due to the lack of evidence to prove otherwise, Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) arrives at the scene to conduct his own investigation. Soon, it is revealed that all of Thrombey's family have a reason to murder the family's patriarch. Will Marta (Ana de Armas), the dead man's caregiver and most trusted confidante, be able to help identify who the killer is? Written and directed by Rian Johnson.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Rian Johnson - Director
Daniel Craig
Chris Evans
Ana de Armas
Jamie Lee Curtis
Michael Shannon
Don Johnson
Toni Collette
LaKeith Stanfield
Christopher Plummer
Katherine Langford
Details
- Format: DVD (AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 130
- UPC: 031398314936
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: February 2020
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"Johnson's screenplay in many ways is the star here, with its well-oiled plot mechanics and guileful twists and turns, constantly pulling the rug out from under the audience as much as the characters." - 09/07/2019 Hollywood Reporter
"Twists abound in KNIVES OUT, but by far the most unexpected is Johnson’s decision to treat this brain teaser as a comedy." - 09/07/2019 Variety
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "KNIVES OUT is one of the most purely entertaining films in years. It is the work of a cinematic magician, one who keeps you so focused on what the left hand is doing that you miss the right." - 09/08/2019 RogerEbert.com
"[A] silly, stabby, supremely clever whodunnit..." - 09/10/2019 Entertainment Weekly
4 stars out of 5 -- "It quickly becomes apparent that Johnson has more than daggers and clues on his mind: the mansion is a stand-in for America itself." - 11/25/2019 Empire
"In KNIVES OUT, some truths reveal themselves faster than others and much faster than expected, and that’s part of the film’s knotty, head-spinning charm." - 11/26/2019 A.V. Club
4 stars out of 5 -- "What a kick to watch whip-smart director Rian Johnson shake the cobwebs off the whodunit genre and make it snap to stylish, wickedly entertaining life for a new generation." - 11/25/2019 Rolling Stone
"Stuffed with famous and blurrily familiar faces, the movie takes the shape of an old-fashioned whodunit....Harlan is a charming monster, a type that Plummer excels in playing..." - 11/26/2019 New York Times
"In the deliciously entertaining KNIVES OUT, Johnson goes back to his roots with an updated homage to the Agatha Christie whodunnits he loved as a child..." - 12/01/2019 The Guardian
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here’s nothing throwaway about this meticulously crafted murder mystery." - 11/30/2019 Total Film
"Writer-director Rian Johnson plays fair by the mystery and by us; he’d have made a great director for Hollywood’s Golden Age but thankfully we’ve got him instead." - 12/19/2019 Boston Globe
"Johnson returned to Earth with this neo-noir mystery, a welcome throwback to the skill and ingenuity of his early films..." - 12/23/2019 Uncut
"[A] bold and brassy recasting of an old-fashioned genre..." - 12/05/2019 The Atlantic
"Rian Johnson’s deliriously entertaining country-house murder mystery brings together a splendid cast..." - 04/07/2020 Los Angeles Times
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