Knives Out (2019)

A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. (imdb)
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% |
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Dec 07 | ![]() |
trippingly | 90 76% |
Dec 07 | jthusky | 89 94% |
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Dec 07 | Teacher | 73 80% |
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Dec 07 | AKS | 74 78% |
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Dec 07 | Jet- | 80 79% |
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Dec 07 | Contreras | 4 77% |
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Dec 07 | adwilson | 60 43% |
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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.
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Dec 07 | Colin19 | 89 77% |
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Dec 07 | ![]() |
caocao | 76 88% |
Dec 07 | emmyjoye | 80 62% |
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Dec 07 | flintpaper | 80 82% |
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Dec 07 | zenithtim | 90 91% |
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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Dec 06 | ![]() |
Vandelay1 | 70 72% |
good movie
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Dec 06 | ![]() |
frs | 75 64% |
Dec 06 | kappaross123 | 100 90% |
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Dec 06 | Rems | 92 95% |
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Dec 06 | ![]() |
BillyShears | 85 86% |
I do declare you will have yourself a good time sleuthing this out for two of your hours.
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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.
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Dec 06 | iammattr | 78 47% |
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Dec 06 | lefterisd99 | 90 90% |
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Dec 06 | ![]() |
SlrSoapbox | 90 92% |
Incredibly clever and funny, with a fantastic cast. I hope to see more genre revivals like this!
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Dec 06 | doyler29 | 90 83% |
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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.
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Dec 06 | emgroetz | 10 91% |
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Dec 06 | shenks | 86 86% |
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Dec 06 | ![]() |
Revjhou | 85 88% |
Dec 06 | maneeshgoel | 100 91% |
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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?
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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.
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Dec 05 | debaser1985 | 71 64% |
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Dec 05 | ![]() |
gwynplaine | 90 84% |
Dec 05 | pier | 75 49% |
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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.
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Dec 05 | elhenzo | 98 71% |
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Dec 05 | opensecret | 78 77% |
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Dec 05 | shw5Gi | 78 0% |
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Dec 05 | Fayern | 86 98% |
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Dec 05 | ![]() |
Guernica | 23 15% |
Dec 04 | Reisender | 89 52% |
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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.
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Dec 04 | jjrocketman | 50 91% |
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Dec 04 | Dr.N0 | 80 62% |
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Dec 04 | ![]() |
kevinjoseph | 72 79% |
Dec 04 | ![]() |
Hofschneider | 90 92% |
Movies! Fuck yeah!
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Dec 04 | kevinwriter | 90 84% |
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Dec 04 | ![]() |
CoffeeMage | 88 89% |
Dec 04 | TheMooseman | 42 72% |
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Dec 04 | ArinMB | 84 56% |
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Dec 04 | Maaya1x2 | 5 96% |
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Dec 04 | dgprim | 60 52% |
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Dec 04 | ![]() |
ninjafury | 90 95% |
Dec 04 | ![]() |
BreesKnees | 91 74% |
Dec 04 | ibi8588 | 90 0% |
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Dec 04 | ![]() |
CPosnanski | 75 45% |
Dec 04 | Dufftone | 95 96% |
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Dec 04 | zflbdaf | 90 80% |
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Dec 04 | ![]() |
weirdyoda | 72 33% |
Dec 03 | ![]() |
thuckabe | 87 65% |
Dec 03 | ![]() |
warrensm | 97 94% |
Dec 03 | furyslefteye | 9 95% |
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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.
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Dec 03 | ethan_hunt1 | 57 31% |
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Dec 03 | Ethan_Hunt2 | 40 22% |
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Dec 03 | ![]() |
drawingboard | 80 78% |
Dec 03 | Malcym | 5 32% |
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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.
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Dec 03 | judeclapton | 9 86% |
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Dec 03 | ![]() |
Marcos92 | 90 90% |
Dec 02 | daveyp | 84 81% |
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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.
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Dec 02 | wizard81 | 74 84% |
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Dec 02 | StaticSnow | 80 58% |
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Dec 02 | shanebarlow3 | 72 58% |
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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.
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Dec 02 | ![]() |
Teproc | 78 90% |
Dec 02 | ![]() |
rosenritter | 6 52% |
Dec 02 | SteDaCo | 4 78% |
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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.
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Dec 02 | goldfinger | 85 93% |
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Dec 02 | GuyFawkes144 | 90 72% |
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Dec 02 | redheelblues | 9 95% |
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Dec 02 | sahilarora | 73 23% |
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Dec 02 | firebirdekb | 70 58% |
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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.
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Dec 02 | braddad68 | 92 66% |
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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.
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Dec 02 | ![]() |
targos21 | 70 67% |
Dec 02 | Sense1ess | 73 73% |
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Dec 02 | mattnawrocki | 80 71% |
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Dec 02 | xombiemonkey | 8 73% |
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Dec 02 | ![]() |
Mr. Mxyzptlk | 100 0% |
Dec 02 | JJJensen | 90 85% |
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Dec 02 | ![]() |
Typhoon72 | 90 96% |
Dec 02 | CarsonWid | 78 82% |
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Dec 02 | ![]() |
toxicwind | 9 85% |
Dec 02 | ![]() |
SpaceSpiff | 91 64% |
Dec 02 | future42 | 40 71% |
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Dec 01 | Averman004 | 85 83% |
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Dec 01 | monoglot | 90 94% |
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Dec 01 | DumpyTrout | 85 86% |
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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.
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Dec 01 | ![]() |
jbissell | 80 60% |
Dec 01 | mokentin | 95 96% |
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Dec 01 | ![]() |
natebarrios | 75 72% |
ANA DE FUCKING ARMAS
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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.
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Dec 01 | Exirel | 90 95% |
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Dec 01 | newtothelyte | 86 72% |
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Dec 01 | syntaxera | 88 86% |
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Dec 01 | MRqAWK | 80 0% |
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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.
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Dec 01 | senolatnap | 70 62% |
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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.
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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.
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Dec 01 | ![]() |
DMCrimson | 83 81% |
Dec 01 | chrispy294 | 8 79% |
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Dec 01 | cloondog | 78 89% |
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Dec 01 | H26UpF | 8 0% |
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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.
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Dec 01 | slaterman2 | 97 91% |
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Dec 01 | zgliu | 85 84% |
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Dec 01 | jebus19 | 76 76% |
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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.
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Nov 30 | ![]() |
Mikadzuki | 73 69% |
Nov 30 | enigmazweb24 | 96 83% |
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Nov 30 | cdub12 | 68 51% |
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Nov 30 | xtn69g | 94 93% |
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Nov 30 | ![]() |
bafflegab | 95 94% |
Nov 30 | sidarora93 | 80 67% |
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Nov 30 | SlumberyBox | 99 99% |
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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?
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Nov 30 | anitageorgev | 80 53% |
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Nov 30 | Skerringer | 79 84% |
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Nov 30 | ![]() |
Cipher067 | 70 60% |
Nov 30 | ![]() |
fenixdown | 64 24% |
Tremendous waste of talent.
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Nov 30 | filmcricket | 82 92% |
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Nov 30 | jgollner | 80 71% |
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Nov 30 | ![]() |
TraverseTown | 75 76% |
Nov 30 | ![]() |
Tizzy | 85 79% |
Nov 30 | sellis | 82 67% |
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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
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Nov 30 | juandr | 92 59% |
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Nov 30 | Midaso | 6 64% |
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Nov 29 | kjones77 | 80 70% |
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Nov 29 | Alucard979 | 83 73% |
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Nov 29 | lrlebouvier | 89 88% |
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Nov 29 | ffosb22 | 70 39% |
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Nov 29 | zevel6 | 57 57% |
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Nov 29 | AquosDhaen | 95 92% |
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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.
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Nov 29 | ![]() |
matthewmj336 | 94 90% |
Nov 29 | fireplacer | 85 95% |
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Nov 29 | Barxday | 80 95% |
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Nov 29 | eppulf | 92 98% |
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Nov 29 | ![]() |
Nathan | 86 88% |
Nov 29 | ExcessStarch | 65 83% |
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Nov 29 | GoodMovie | 95 86% |
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Nov 29 | schedrevka | 91 90% |
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Nov 29 | ![]() |
siphus007 | 76 55% |
Nov 29 | Red_Dawn_WJ | 75 58% |
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Nov 29 | LukieLegend | 85 85% |
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Nov 29 | ![]() |
Warren | 85 79% |
Nov 28 | chiphall72 | 86 84% |
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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.
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Nov 28 | KingDe3 | 4 65% |
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Nov 28 | spyce | 83 88% |
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Nov 28 | pootero | 85 81% |
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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.
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Nov 28 | ![]() |
afcitrin | 81 71% |
Nov 28 | reeses87 | 80 70% |
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Nov 28 | joebocop | 90 94% |
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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.
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Nov 28 | Maxwellj169 | 90 92% |
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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.
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Nov 28 | areoharewhy | 9 91% |
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Nov 28 | Florin92 | 55 28% |
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Nov 28 | FlorVdE | 3 68% |
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Nov 27 | tef | 80 55% |
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jakartan | 71 76% |
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DarrenCB | 70 42% |
Nov 27 | Jonrock411 | 9 90% |
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Nov 27 | ![]() |
dequinix | 70 73% |
Nov 27 | tliu9 | 88 69% |
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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.
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Nov 27 | ![]() |
Jake_R | 88 91% |
Nov 27 | 12insoft | 95 86% |
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Nov 27 | ![]() |
ammutseba | 88 78% |
Nov 27 | TheStraub | 78 79% |
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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.
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Nov 27 | ![]() |
clayj41 | 80 76% |
Nov 26 | ![]() |
Bunken | 70 71% |
Nov 26 | Ace666 | 79 67% |
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Nov 25 | ![]() |
JackRyan2014 | 85 92% |
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ADragon91 | 75 70% |
Nov 25 | ![]() |
SageSledge | 100 92% |
Nov 24 | YyLlO0 | 50 0% |
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Nov 24 | ethsings72 | 95 91% |
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Nov 24 | lang95 | 90 87% |
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Nov 23 | KingBread | 85 88% |
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Nov 22 | ![]() |
nickv | 79 89% |
Nov 21 | ![]() |
CStuckmann | 92 74% |
Nov 21 | waffleraffle | 70 69% |
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Nov 21 | heybriaan | 95 91% |
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Nov 20 | tomi | 85 87% |
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Nov 11 | Hoem | 84 75% |
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Oct 29 | Japeth | 99 96% |
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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.
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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.
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Oct 09 | cayh | 100 96% |
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Sep 15 | toro913 | 78 86% |
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MetaCritic2 | 82 90% |
Average Percentile 76.44% from 224 Ratings | ![]() |