Knives Out
2019, comedy, crime, mystery
131 minutes
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,...
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10
David McGinnis of Fellowship of the Screen
2019-11-29
Right now, with one month to go, it’s my favorite film of 2019.
10
2019-12-02
Knives Out is just excellent filmmaking. Thoroughly enjoyable, and a throwback to murder mysteries of old, this is a must-see. Read more
10
2019-11-10
Where the typical pulse rate of this kind of story opens and ends with a bang between a tedious, saggy middle, Knives Out is all about that rich center. What an equally delectable and sinful treat it is! Read more
9.0
2019-12-07
This is a suspenseful, surprising, sharp, and side-splitting film. Rian Johnson’s Knives Out is filled to the brim with gloriously eye-catching production design and set decoration, witty, modern, and surprisingly political dialogue, and a star-studded cast having the time of their lives. It is a riveting and glorious crowdpleaser that is probably going to be regarded as one of the year’s most rewatchable films. Read more
9.0
2019-12-04
Rian Johnson here pulls off a neat trick with the script which is brilliantly twisty and turny and 100% entertaining. Read more
9.0
2019-11-07
Knives Out leads viewers on a thrilling and wickedly fun ride as the entire ensemble offers breathtaking performances in this whodunnit mystery. Read more
8.3
2019-12-27
There’s a certain way in which the characters speak here, much like in Johnson’s Brick, that comes off as movie-ish. We’re in the world of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express just substitutes that stories Belgian gumshoe with the southern sleuth we get here. I could go for more films with Benoit Blanc. Read more
8.3
2019-11-29
As a suspense vehicle, there is more than enough to keep eyes riveted in how things will unravel for such a kooky cast of characters, all played with impeccable gusto by a terrific ensemble of actors. Read more
8.0
2020-01-22
Rian Johnson got so much flak for The Last Jedi which I actually enjoyed. I’m glad he’s back directing an original story as he’s clearly a gifted storyteller. In addition to the shrewd plot, he manages to inject a not-so-subtle jab about today’s political climate in regards to immigrants. Read more
8.0
2019-12-10
Since we can’t really get too much into detail over the film’s mystery, all we can really say is that Knives Out is some very solid, if slightly unspectacular, cinematic fun. Read more
8.0
Jason King of Salty Popcorn
2019-11-29
If you like fun things – don’t even think about it, just go and see Knives Out.
8.0
2019-11-25
Johnson proves that you can poke fun without abandoning compassion. More than that, he reminds us that, as a writer, he’s shooting on all cylinders: wry, clever, meticulously crafted, socially aware and tons of fun. Read more
7.0
Jeremy Lebens of The Daily Rotation
2019-11-28
Knives Out sports some memorable performances that work as a collective, but the film fails to capture the audiences attention throughout its lengthy running time that is far from the twists and turns promised in the trailers. It's the first whodunit that doesn't really seem to care about who did it.
7.0
2019-11-18
It may borrow from – or pay homage to – a number of other popular detective stories and premises, but it’s nevertheless consistently humorous and entertaining. Read more
6.0
2020-01-05
Finely calibrated in tone, the film announces the culprit way too early, and the filmmaker tries to mend faults by delivering some fast-paced moves by the end. He totally misses the humor, though. Everything is familiar yet everything is amusing in Rian Johnson’s composed puzzle. Read more
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9.0
2019-11-28
Laten we het erop houden dat Knives Out een ware aanrader is voor filmliefhebbers, met een messcherp plot, kleurrijke acteerprestaties en een ontknoping die de verwachtingen meer dan waar maakt. Read more
9.0
2020-04-11
Knives Out is een heerlijk moordmysterie oude stijl. Niet alleen kan je je vingers aflikken bij de uitgebreide sterrencast, ook technisch zit de film goed in elkaar. Read more
8.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2020-04-14
Waar Knives Out echt in uitblinkt is de aangename combinatie van humor en spanning en het meer dan overtuigende acteerwerk van de veelzijdige cast.
8.0
2020-03-29
Het vakmanschap van Rian Johnson deed me op een andere manier naar het detectieve genre kijken, want zijn afwisseling tussen plottwists & humor lijken in dit geval een geslaagde combinatie. Read more
8.0
2020-03-13
Je moet wel je hoofd erbij houden, want het gros van de spanning zit ‘m in de dialogen en het acteerwerk dat verraadt wat iemands motief kan zijn en of er gelogen wordt. Read more
8.0
2019-12-30
Dankzij een fantastische cast, een enorm strak script en een prachtige locatie waarin het geheel geschoten is, is dit een film zoals ze nog maar weinig gemaakt worden (vooral in dit genre). Read more
8.0
2019-11-25
Bovendien houdt het Cluedo-plot je gedurende de hele tijd gekluisterd aan de stoel om keer op keer geloofwaardig uit de hoek te komen zonder in het cliché te hervallen. Read more
8.0
2019-11-24
Net zoals bij elk moordmysterie zal de ontknoping de film doen maken of breken. In dit geval, ondanks wat vergezochte momenten in het plot, wist het slot toch te verrassen. Hierdoor is Knives Out over het algemeen een vermakelijk spelletje Cluedo geworden met een aangename infusie aan originaliteit. Read more
7.0
2019-11-29
Knives Out is aan de hand van Johnson en een indrukwekkende sterrencast vooral een lekker vermakelijk moordmysterie oude stijl. Read more
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