Knives Out
Knives Out: The suspicious death of a crime novelist
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Shortly after he turns 85, celebrated crime writer Harlan Thrombey is discovered dead in his mansion. Someone whose identity is unknown has hired the curious and stylish detective Benoit Blanc to investigate. Blanc questions everyone, from the dysfunctional Thrombey family to the staff who were loyal to Harlan. Amid misleading clues and lies told to protect personal interests, it falls to him to explain the novelist's sudden death. Rian Johnson wrote and directed this 131-minute 2019 film, which stars Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans and Jamie Lee Curtis in a witty murder mystery.
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Cast
- Daniel CraigBenoit Blanc
- Chris EvansRansom Drysdale
- Ana de ArmasMarta Cabrera
- Jamie Lee CurtisLinda Drysdale
- Michael ShannonWalt Thrombey
- Don JohnsonRichard Drysdale
- Toni ColletteJoni Thrombey
- LaKeith StanfieldLieutenant Elliott
- Christopher PlummerHarlan Thrombey
- Katherine LangfordMeg Thrombey
- Jaeden MartellJacob Thrombey
- Riki LindhomeDonna Thrombrey
- Edi PattersonFran
- Frank OzAlan Stevens
- K CallanGreatnana Wanetta
- Noah SeganTrooper Wagner
- M. Emmet WalshMr. Proofroc
- Marlene ForteMarta's Mom
Behind the camera
- Rian JohnsonDirector, Writer, Producer
- Nathan JohnsonMusic
- Steve YedlinCinematography
- Ram BergmanProducer
Character and job names are shown as recorded in the source.
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