Knives Out (2019)

A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

Director:

Rian Johnson

Writer:

Rian Johnson

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 43 wins & 87 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Thrombey
Edi Patterson	...	Fran
Frank Oz	...	Alan Stevens
K Callan	...	Greatnana Wanetta

Storyline

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) 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.

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Plot Keywords:

vomiting | police | nurse | whodunit | detective | 

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Taglines:

A Rian Johnson whodunit.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references, and drug material

Details

Official Sites:

ISPUTLOCKERS [USA] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Hindi

Release Date:

27 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Morning Bell

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$26,769,548, 1 December 2019

Gross USA:

$163,958,041

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$306,946,920

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Media Rights Capital (MRC), T-Street

Technical Specs

Runtime:

131 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point Chris Evans's character refers to Daniel Craig's character as "CSI: KFC". Similarly, in Craig's film Logan Lucky (2017), a newscaster refers to the group of thieves as "Ocean's 7-11".

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Goofs

Marta realizes that she has accidentally given Harlan 100mg of morphine, yet the bottled is labeled as 5mg/cc, and it is a10mg bottle, therefore the most she could have given was 50mg. The lowest concentration of ketorolac is 15mg/cc,and that one cc is the complete IV dose for an 85 year old, so how can such a mistake ever occur?

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Quotes

Marta Cabrera: What was that about will readings being boring?
Benoit Blanc: The exception that proves the rule.

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Connections

References The Private Eyes (1980)

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Soundtracks

Righteous Rocker #1
Written and Performed by Larry Norman
Courtesy of Solid Rock Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Bringing back the classic whoddunit in amazingly entertaining fashion - 8/10 ⭐

What an excellent film by Rian Johnson; definitely feels like the film he was destined to make. Writing that is slick as hell, sublime performances (most notably Daniel Craig who brings his A-game in a wonderfully charismatic turn), superb editing and wonderfully atmospheric music - all tied together by masterful direction. Will probably be among the most fun you have at a theatre this year and fans of Agatha Christie and old murder mystery stories will have plenty to love here - a nostalgically entertaining time!