2019 film directed by Rian Johnson

In a library, the characters of the film are standing behind Harlan Thrombey (portrayed by Christopher Plummer), who is seen sitting in a red chair. Behind the film's title, two magnifying glasses appear with a sharp knife attached to it. The film's tagline reads, "Hell, any of them could have done it."
Knives Out
Knives Out
Knives Out
Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The film's eleven-actor ensemble cast is led by Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, a famed private detective who … Wikipedia
Ratings
7.9 / 10.0
IMDb
859K votes
92%
Rotten Tomatoes
25K votes
4.0 / 5.0
Common Sense Media
82.0
Metacritic
52 votes
Factsheet
Directed by Rian Johnson
Written by Rian Johnson
Produced by Ram Bergman
Rian Johnson
Factsheet
Directed by Rian Johnson
Written by Rian Johnson
Produced by Ram Bergman
Rian Johnson
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Knives Out - Wikipedia
6 days ago - Johnson conceived Knives Out in the mid-2000s. Wanting to create work reminiscent of whodunit films of the mid-twentieth century, the director was influenced by his interest in movie adaptations of Agatha Christie's stories. Development of Knives Out continued after Johnson finished filming ...
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Knives Out (2019) ⭐ 7.9 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
November 29, 2025 - Knives Out: Directed by Rian Johnson. With Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective ...
Release date   Nov 27, 2019
Duration   02:10:00
Director   Rian Johnson
Rating: 7.9/10 ​ - ​ 859K votes
Discussions

With the third movie out, rank all the Knives out movies and give me some reasons as to why! (NO SPOILERS!)
1 - Best partner, best villain, very tight plot 2 - Better pacing than 3, better supporting characters than 3 3 - Strong villain, good culprit, but underwhelming supporting characters All 3 are great, but for me 1 > 2 > 3 More on reddit.com
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Official Discussion - Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery [SPOILERS]
Rian Johnson could make 100 more of these movies and I genuinely don’t think I’d ever get tired of them. More on reddit.com
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Knives Out | Rotten Tomatoes
November 26, 2025 - Knives Out sharpens old murder-mystery tropes with a keenly assembled suspense outing that makes brilliant use of writer-director Rian Johnson's stellar ensemble.
Release date   Nov 27, 2019
Director   Rian Johnson
Rating: 92/100 ​ - ​ 25K votes
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“Wake Up Dead Man”: A movie review
2 days ago - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. (R-L) Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
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2 weeks ago - 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 ...
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The "Knives Out" franchise has consistently brought whodunnits back to theaters (and streaming for those with a Netflix subscription). Along with stellar ensemble casts, they've also each contained subtle voice cameos by frequent Rian Johnson ...
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Wake Up Dead Man (2025) ⭐ 7.4 | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3 weeks ago - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is a fine third iteration of the classic whodunnit mystery within the Knives Out franchise. To review this film, you have to either write a lengthy passage reflecting on all the themes the film shines light ...
Release date   Dec 12, 2025
Duration   02:24:00
Director   Rian Johnson
Rating: 7.4/10 ​ - ​ 169K votes
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r/KnivesOutMovie on Reddit: With the third movie out, rank all the Knives out movies and give me some reasons as to why! (NO SPOILERS!)
1 month ago -

I’ll start. Here’s my list:

  1. Knives out (won by a mile for me)

  2. Wake up dead man

  3. Glass onion

The first story is still to this day one of my favourite whodunnit stories ever written, there’s just something about it that I thought was extremely clever. The twist in the end was bittersweet but it tied up the whole story nicely (I did not leave with any further questions unanswered).

I generally have a bad memory about films I don’t love and can’t remember a single thing about glass onion as I didn’t love it.

I enjoyed the newest one more than glass onion but I felt like the story fell a bit flat for me midway through till the end and it was missing a lot of shock factor in comparison to the first film.

Keen to hear what other fans think!!!

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1 - Best partner, best villain, very tight plot 2 - Better pacing than 3, better supporting characters than 3 3 - Strong villain, good culprit, but underwhelming supporting characters All 3 are great, but for me 1 > 2 > 3
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I’ll preface mine by saying I absolutely adore this franchise, and every movie in it—that includes Glass Onion, which I know gets a lot of criticism. So for me, it’s very minuscule differences between each. But my ranking goes: 3 - Wake Up Dead Man. An excellent movie that I had a ton of fun seeing in the theater. It’s great on almost every front, but something has to be last. And in this one, I found the supporting characters to be a little too undeveloped, and the story got very complex that it started to lose me the slightest bit in the second half. But still an amazing movie with a great mystery, an eerie setting, and a phenomenal performance by Josh O’Connor. 2 - Glass Onion. As I said, I know this movie is a little divisive, but I thought it was fantastic. The supporting characters were thoroughly developed, and even though Helen is still the heart of the film, this felt like the only one where Blanc was really THE protagonist—and since we all love Blanc, that worked for me. Duke being the victim instead of Miles was a genuinely great twist in my opinion. And I thought the whole idea of the villain almost getting away with it, not because they’re smart but because they’re so stupid Blanc gave them too much credit, was hilarious and clever. 1 - Knives Out. This is still the best to me and I don’t think that’ll ever change. This movie threw curveball after curveball at you without ever losing you. It’s so perfectly and cleverly written that for the majority of the runtime, you think you’re rooting for the murderer, making the benevolent detective an antagonist for a while. But at the end you realize how full of heart the protagonist really is. And “My house, my rules, my coffee” will always be a phenomenal “Fuck you” ending to the villains of the film.
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Common Sense Media
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Knives Out Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Knives Out
Expert, effortlessly entertaining all-star mystery-comedy. Read Common Sense Media's Knives Out review, age rating, and parents guide. This delightful, hilarious, clever mystery-comedy is total entertainment, with expert, precision work at every level -- but also with an irresistible, gleeful sense of fun bursting from the screen. After taking Star Wars to a new level with The Last Jedi, writer-director Rian Johnson seems fully refreshed on "Knives Out", keeping his feet on the ground and staying mostly in one beautiful location. From the ground up, he's crafted a solid moviegoing experience,
Rating: 4 ​
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Knives Out (2019)
1 month ago - 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.
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