Knives Out (2019)

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

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Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country: USA

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Written By: Rian Johnson

Starring: Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Ana de Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Jaeden Lieberher, Edi Patterson, Katherine Langford

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Knives Out belongs to 9 collections

1. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 12 stars)

2. Best of criticker: Crime (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 8 stars)

3. Best of criticker: Mystery (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 7 stars)

4. Best of criticker: Comedy (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)

5. Best of criticker: 2019 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr)

6. 63rd BFI London Film Festival (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)

7. 30th Stockholm International Film Festival (public: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)

8. 2019 watchlist (private: AFlickering)

9. Sight & Sound 50 Best Films of 2019 (private: TychoCelchuu)

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Date	User	Rating
Dec 07	Sakujo	83 _61%
Dec 07	blucthulhu	70 _57%
Dec 07	trippingly	90 _76%
Dec 07	jthusky	89 _94%
Dec 07	Teacher	73 _80%
Dec 07	AKS	74 _78%
Dec 07	Jet-	80 _79%
Dec 07	Contreras	4 _77%
Dec 07	adwilson	60 _43%
Dec 07	sonever0805	89 _88%
Dec 07	Neonman	66 _26%
A fairly fun who-dunnit that's basic, but not pretentious, and has the right amount of 'subverted expectations'. As enjoyable as the story is, it's the characters who are a problem: the film fawns over its lead, making her 101% flawless, to the point where she seems unreal -- in a film where all other characters are unreal stereotypes, a main character who I can identify with would be nice.
Dec 07	Colin19	89 _77%
Dec 07	caocao	76 _88%
Dec 07	emmyjoye	80 _62%
Dec 07	flintpaper	80 _82%
Dec 07	zenithtim	90 _91%
Dec 07	MontyCircus	60 _67%
Didn't LOVE it like everyone else. But some fun, especially the doughnut bit. Liked that all of the clues are revealed at the end. Could have been a lot funnier though. And points for pissing off the red hats.
Dec 07	closedmouth	70 _39%
Fun movie, but I went into it aware that it's a twisty guessing game and my mind went a little bit wild in the first act, kind of lessening the impact of some of the actual revelations. Most of the family members and cops also end up feeling like shallow plot props after the first act, and some cheats (puking) and clunky dialogue (weaksauce) stick out like sore thumbs despite (because of?) the otherwise good writing. Still, fun. I miss the guy who wrote Brick, but this'll do.
Dec 07	Mentaculus	84 _80%
A new fashioned whodunit spiced with a slight Hitchcockian thriller flair, and served with a who's' whosville of eccentric environments and acting. To its credit every twist - predictable or otherwise - felt refreshing in its moment. Benoit Blanc has a nice cheeky balance of Poirot, Nick Charles, and his own whimsy, and I'd follow him inside a donut with a hole in the middle inside a donut hole any time he's free. (P.S.: I love how Rian’s post-Wars social media user is a pubescent nazi.)
Dec 06	Vandelay1	70 _72%
good movie
Dec 06	frs	75 _64%
Dec 06	kappaross123	100 _90%
Dec 06	Rems	92 _95%
Dec 06	BillyShears	85 _86%
I do declare you will have yourself a good time sleuthing this out for two of your hours.
Dec 06	Icarus	87 _82%
So much fun. I loved the overblown characterizations (Craig and Collette were my favorites), the magnificently crowded setting in the house (reminded me of Sleuth), and Johnson's clever (and ethically robust) handling of the central characters.
Dec 06	iammattr	78 _47%
Dec 06	lefterisd99	90 _90%
Dec 06	SlrSoapbox	90 _92%
Incredibly clever and funny, with a fantastic cast. I hope to see more genre revivals like this!
Dec 06	doyler29	90 _83%
Johnson has crafted a meticulous homage to Agatha Christie, not just in the plot and characters, but down to all the visual rhythms of the film. It feels like a lost film from the late 70's miraculously set in 2019. It's a magnificently entertaining film.
Dec 06	emgroetz	10 _91%
Dec 06	shenks	86 _86%
Dec 06	Revjhou	85 _88%
Dec 06	maneeshgoel	100 _91%
Dec 06	VengefulKBM	90 _92%
Dec 06	capodelnulla	80 _79%
formülün nereden geldiğini bilen ve onu abartmadan modernleştirip sıkı işleyen gizem, gösterişsiz politika, harika kadro, ilk dönem formunda bir rian johnson ve gayet komik, eğlenceli film: daha ne olsun?
Dec 05	DarkParaside	85 _91%
Pas un seul défaut, si ce n'est qu'il est impossible de renouveler l'expérience au second visionnage. Ou bien pour repérer les failles de certains personnages. Une fiction de maître qui reprend les codes du labyrinthe policier classique, avec des références plus contemporaines bien placées et surtout ce casting qui s'éclate du début à la fin... Ana de Armas, Toni Colette et Jamie Lee Curtis en tête. Daniel Craig tire son épingle en détective chic.
Dec 05	debaser1985	71 _64%
Dec 05	gwynplaine	90 _84%
Dec 05	pier	75 _49%
Dec 05	Ofterdingen	74 _84%
It’s all a little too much (especially Craig’s bourbon edition of Hercule Poirot). It’s also an elegant attack on contemporary America wrapped in gorgeous entertainment.
Dec 05	elhenzo	98 _71%
Dec 05	opensecret	78 _77%
Dec 05	shw5Gi	78 _0%
Dec 05	Fayern	86 _98%
Dec 05	Guernica	23 _15%
Dec 04	Reisender	89 _52%
After the disaster that was The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson is back to form with a very entertaining murder mystery. Nothing out of the ordinary, but very well made with good acting. There's some self-aware subversion of the genre, but it's never obnoxious. Only blemish are the gratuitous political jokes that will be outdated by the time the movie is available for streaming.
Dec 04	jjrocketman	50 _91%
Dec 04	Dr.N0	80 _62%
Dec 04	kevinjoseph	72 _79%
Dec 04	Hofschneider	90 _92%
Movies! Fuck yeah!
Dec 04	kevinwriter	90 _84%
Dec 04	CoffeeMage	88 _89%
Dec 04	TheMooseman	42 _72%
Dec 04	ArinMB	84 _56%
Dec 04	Maaya1x2	5 _96%
Dec 04	dgprim	60 _52%
Dec 04	ninjafury	90 _95%
Dec 04	BreesKnees	91 _74%
Dec 04	ibi8588	90 _0%
Dec 04	CPosnanski	75 _45%
Dec 04	Dufftone	95 _96%
Dec 04	zflbdaf	90 _80%
Dec 04	weirdyoda	72 _33%
Dec 03	thuckabe	87 _65%
Dec 03	warrensm	97 _94%
Dec 03	furyslefteye	9 _95%
Dec 03	stuie299	75 _48%
This is a hard movie to rate. The first half is definitely more intriguing while delivering exposition, but can be a little slow at times. The Second half is definitely more thrilling, but also more predictable. Johnson does a good job of not letting certain parts get too gimmicky. As good as the cast is a majority of it is thrown away to focus on only 4 of them. Ana De Armas stood out in a surprisingly good way. Ultimately you can have some fun if you go in with tempered expectations.
Dec 03	ethan_hunt1	57 _31%
Dec 03	Ethan_Hunt2	40 _22%
Dec 03	drawingboard	80 _78%
Dec 03	Malcym	5 _32%
It goes down easily and has a couple of chuckles here and there but Johnson doesn't have a handle on what he wants - farcial twisting of whodunnit tropes or traditional mystery with humour. The performances range from bizarre (Craig) via grotesque (Collette) to sub-catatonic (Evans), with only Plummer effortlessly adding much-needed polish... why this was greeted with such a raft of hosannahs is beyond me, but I say that so often these days.
Dec 03	judeclapton	9 _86%
Dec 03	Marcos92	90 _90%
Dec 02	daveyp	84 _81%
A lot of fun, great cast, plays with the genre well, the right amount of humour, and quirkiness. Keeps you guessing without making you feel deceived when all is revealed.
Dec 02	wizard81	74 _84%
Dec 02	StaticSnow	80 _58%
Dec 02	shanebarlow3	72 _58%
Dec 02	Xzlu	8 _74%
Dec 02	FoxyRussian ()	90 _75%
Amazing acting and fun characters. 1st act is a little clumsy till the twist and turns start kicking in. Then its a fun ride that flies by. The cast looks like they're having fun in the movie and that carries through to their performances.
Dec 02	Teproc	78 _90%
Dec 02	rosenritter	6 _52%
Dec 02	SteDaCo	4 _78%
Dec 02	TheRealJ-Ro	80 _70%
I'm willing to be a little generous because I adore the cast, and even though the narrative took a somewhat-unconventional route (ie. revealing what happened to the victim relatively early on), I kinda gave myself to the magnetism of the movie and really suspended my disbelief. Could have been a little funnier to a wider audience but I was actually quite entertained by the under-the-radar, almost British-style humor. Remove a character or two to give more space to others and this is a home run.
Dec 02	goldfinger	85 _93%
Dec 02	GuyFawkes144	90 _72%
Dec 02	redheelblues	9 _95%
Dec 02	sahilarora	73 _23%
Dec 02	firebirdekb	70 _58%
Dec 02	jacobclark12	91 _87%
Superbly acted and impeccably crafted, Knives Out shows Rian Johnson's penchant for twists working at its best with a plethora of great actors and a witty screenplay.
Dec 02	braddad68	92 _66%
Fun old-fashioned whodunit. Just beware, I was expecting more comedy and though it is funny and quirky at times, it really is a murder mystery. Daniel Craig shined.
Dec 02	targos21	70 _67%
Dec 02	Sense1ess	73 _73%
Dec 02	mattnawrocki	80 _71%
Dec 02	xombiemonkey	8 _73%
Dec 02	Mr. Mxyzptlk	100 _0%
Dec 02	JJJensen	90 _85%
Dec 02	Typhoon72	90 _96%
Dec 02	CarsonWid	78 _82%
Dec 02	toxicwind	9 _85%
Dec 02	SpaceSpiff	91 _64%
Dec 02	future42	40 _71%
Dec 01	Averman004	85 _83%
Dec 01	monoglot	90 _94%
Dec 01	DumpyTrout	85 _86%
Dec 01	LadyStardust	90 _96%
Dec 01	skinnylegend	50 _20%
Dec 01	PepeCamello	60 _51%
Dec 01	JLFM	82 _83%
Deliciously funny. The first thirty minutes or so is as giddily entertaining as anything I’ve seen this year. Rian Johnson gets a little too laser-focused on the plot after that, but laughs still abound. The cast is just sensationally fun. There’s some slightly eye-rolling virtue-signaling in the last third (take a drink every time you hear the phrase “good person”), but this was a blast and I look forward to revisiting it.
Dec 01	jbissell	80 _60%
Dec 01	mokentin	95 _96%
Dec 01	natebarrios	75 _72%
ANA DE FUCKING ARMAS
Dec 01	Vicenzo	8 _82%
Dec 01	INDYATMN	95 _94%
Although Johnson winds up choosing sides in his 1-sided identity politics metaphor, the rest is fantastic, specifically bc he hides his partisanship until the very end. The rest is absolutely thrilling & suspenseful w/ Johnson piling on twist after twist (if anything, he overdoes it). I would’ve also preferred it if the detective were played by someone quirkier (more Peter Falk, less man-of-action) to enhance the comedy but it’s still one of the most entertaining films I’ve ever seen.
Dec 01	Exirel	90 _95%
Dec 01	newtothelyte	86 _72%
Dec 01	syntaxera	88 _86%
Dec 01	MRqAWK	80 _0%
Dec 01	Velvet Crowe	68 _72%
A decent, albeit, predictable mystery film with some solid performances but falls short of being great. Too much information is revealed to you early, taking away the mystique of a lot of motivations. The dysfunctional family dynamic is really good but is put to the side for the mystery which, honestly, isn't as engaging as the other elements presented in the film. I also wasn't too big on the cinematography - the presentation was really on the nose, cheesy, or outright bland.
Dec 01	senolatnap	70 _62%
Dec 01	inmate	81 _66%
Dec 01	Anomaly1	84 _82%
Daniel Craig with a Southern accent is... interesting, but otherwise this is a fun little mystery tale that almost always manages to entertain. Funny and full of some great twists. Probably Johnson's best so far.
Dec 01	cminferno	93 _92%
Stylish, funny, fantastically acted, this was just pure entertainment from start to finish. Far and away Johnson’s best movie so far.
Dec 01	DMCrimson	83 _81%
Dec 01	chrispy294	8 _79%
Dec 01	cloondog	78 _89%
Dec 01	H26UpF	8 _0%
Dec 01	Obdurate	70 _38%
I clearly did not love this like other people did, but I certainly didn't hate it. There were some dips where I wasn't that entertained, but it did redeem itself. It has an amazing cast but the problem was that almost none of them had enough to do. They almost all deserved more. Ana de Armas was a pleasant standout. I'm not sure what I expected exactly from the actual mystery but even though it was solid enough, I was still a little disappointed. Didn't feel that suspenseful.
Dec 01	slaterman2	97 _91%
Dec 01	zgliu	85 _84%
Dec 01	jebus19	76 _76%
Dec 01	CCLZA	80 _77%
Nov 30	90sCoffee	87 _95%
The juicy mystery I've been waiting for. Who would've thought that getting a crime film director to direct a crime film would work out better than getting him to direct a space sci-fi which he has no experience with? Yeah it's a bit over-stylized at times but it's the definition of fun.
Nov 30	Mikadzuki	73 _69%
Nov 30	enigmazweb24	96 _83%
Nov 30	cdub12	68 _51%
Nov 30	xtn69g	94 _93%
Nov 30	bafflegab	95 _94%
Nov 30	sidarora93	80 _67%
Nov 30	SlumberyBox	99 _99%
Nov 30	avgcrtckr	82 _99%
Nov 30	filmaffinity	74 _91%
Nov 30	amanohyo	60 _88%
Nov 30	TheDiceman	75 _89%
Amusing. Why is Daniel Craig doing an impression of Kevin Spacey?
Nov 30	anitageorgev	80 _53%
Nov 30	Skerringer	79 _84%
Nov 30	Cipher067	70 _60%
Nov 30	fenixdown	64 _24%
Tremendous waste of talent.
Nov 30	filmcricket	82 _92%
Nov 30	jgollner	80 _71%
Nov 30	TraverseTown	75 _76%
Nov 30	Tizzy	85 _79%
Nov 30	sellis	82 _67%
A good-hearted, fun movie. Heavy on idiosyncrasies in the ensemble though not finding a way to fully utilize them. The story works in its use of its main character’s intentions. This provides a nice balance to what might otherwise feel like a convoluted machine of a plot. Humor works well and there’s some nice setup/payoff sprinkled throughout. I’m not sure if the subtext of illegal immigration does anything other than serve as a device, but it feels excusable. Solid entertainment
Nov 30	juandr	92 _59%
Nov 30	Midaso	6 _64%
Nov 29	kjones77	80 _70%
Nov 29	Alucard979	83 _73%
Nov 29	lrlebouvier	89 _88%
Nov 29	ffosb22	70 _39%
Nov 29	zevel6	57 _57%
Nov 29	AquosDhaen	95 _92%
Nov 29	Gnalkthere	89 _83%
I saw this film just now with what seems to be a botched DCP; the reds and greens are drained, but that didn't stop the film from being so bombastic and fun, and nor has it hindered my rating. I wanna play boardgames now.
Nov 29	matthewmj336	94 _90%
Nov 29	fireplacer	85 _95%
Nov 29	Barxday	80 _95%
Nov 29	eppulf	92 _98%
Nov 29	Nathan	86 _88%
Nov 29	ExcessStarch	65 _83%
Nov 29	GoodMovie	95 _86%
Nov 29	schedrevka	91 _90%
Nov 29	siphus007	76 _55%
Nov 29	Red_Dawn_WJ	75 _58%
Nov 29	LukieLegend	85 _85%
Nov 29	Warren	85 _79%
Nov 28	chiphall72	86 _84%
Nov 28	KasperL	80 _86%
It's very lucky that Armas has enough charisma to even out how incredibly annoying the performances from Collette and Craig are. What were Craig and Rian Johnson thinking? How to address my second-largest qualm about the film without spoiling it..? I guess I'll just say this: While the story is pretty well put together and I like that it's in some ways an anti-whodunit, I feel that it would've been more fun if it had stuck to the formula instead. But the whodunit is one of my favorite subgenres.
Nov 28	KingDe3	4 _65%
Nov 28	spyce	83 _88%
Nov 28	pootero	85 _81%
Nov 28	Filligan	93 _88%
It's a film that, for much of its runtime, is squarely focused on conversations between people in a large house. And yet the camerawork is swift and fun, the compositions are stimulating, the dialogue is Dickensian, and the plot wants to make you feel smart before it tricks you. The second act experiences a small lull as the main cast is pushed aside, but the climax is as it should be for a classic whodunnit. Also, some really excellent subtext to boot. A wonderful time.
Nov 28	afcitrin	81 _71%
Nov 28	reeses87	80 _70%
Nov 28	joebocop	90 _94%
Nov 28	deaddilly	70 _56%
The sore of fare that you'd have thought Rian would be directing after "Brick" (2005). It is tons of fun for the most part, but slowly lets the eccentricity of it's cast fizzle out as the 2nd act devolves into a far less ambitious cat-and-mouse game that excludes the most interesting characters; namely those played by Michael Shannon and Toni Collette. Could've been a classic with a bit more chaos.
Nov 28	Maxwellj169	90 _92%
Nov 28	frederic_g54	8 _76%
Does a great job of keeping its cards close to its chest, thus demanding detective work of our own in order to piece the mystery together. This makes for a fun, engaging and incredibly active viewing experience that managed to keep this viewer guessing even when I felt I had figured everything out. And Benoit Blanc clearly needs his own tv show.
Nov 28	areoharewhy	9 _91%
Nov 28	Florin92	55 _28%
Nov 28	FlorVdE	3 _68%
Nov 27	tef	80 _55%
Nov 27	jakartan	71 _76%
Nov 27	DarrenCB	70 _42%
Nov 27	Jonrock411	9 _90%
Nov 27	dequinix	70 _73%
Nov 27	tliu9	88 _69%
Nov 27	bhajansunlo	75 _71%
With murder mysteries, like magic tricks, you want to figure it out but not actually figure it out. Knives out, even with its entertaining pace somehow allows the mind to linger too long on some puzzles and actually reveal too much. While I enjoyed it, I wish it was more eccentric and more mysterious.
Nov 27	Jake_R	88 _91%
Nov 27	12insoft	95 _86%
Nov 27	ammutseba	88 _78%
Nov 27	TheStraub	78 _79%
Nov 27	Narg	82 _84%
A murder mystery that is very well shot and stars Daniel Craig being gloriously hammy. It is consistently funny through dialogue and its editing. It also does some fun things thematically with the whodunnit genre that I won't describe so as not to spoil anything. The main point against the film is that it doesn't fully utilize the suspense inherent to the genre.
Nov 27	clayj41	80 _76%
Nov 26	Bunken	70 _71%
Nov 26	Ace666	79 _67%
Nov 25	JackRyan2014	85 _92%
Nov 25	ADragon91	75 _70%
Nov 25	SageSledge	100 _92%
Nov 24	YyLlO0	50 _0%
Nov 24	ethsings72	95 _91%
Nov 24	lang95	90 _87%
Nov 23	KingBread	85 _88%
Nov 22	nickv	79 _89%
Nov 21	CStuckmann	92 _74%
Nov 21	waffleraffle	70 _69%
Nov 21	heybriaan	95 _91%
Nov 20	tomi	85 _87%
Nov 11	Hoem	84 _75%
Oct 29	Japeth	99 _96%
Oct 17	luord	67 _61%
It's superbly acted, well directed and the central crime is interesting. However, it commits a sin that no whodunnit should: being predictable.
Oct 12	laika	89 _93%
Oct 11	kerembasaran	91 _98%
Oct 11	Bown	92 _94%
An unbelievably joyful watch that cackles with glee as it elevates the murder mystery genre while constantly upending your expectations and bombarding your brain with sharp and hilarious dialogue delivered by great performers (especially Craig and Ana de Armas) exquisite visuals and production design, sublime cutting and scoring, and a perfectly-layered mystery that constantly scatters its pieces across the board and lets you chase after them. Benoit Blanc is an icon.
Oct 09	cayh	100 _96%
Sep 15	toro913	78 _86%
Sep 12	MetaCritic2	82 _90%

Average Percentile 76.44% from 224 Ratings