Knives out [videorecording]. Lionsgate and MRC present ; a T-Street production ; a film by Rian Johnson ; produced by Ram Bergman, Rian Johnson ; written and directed by Rian Johnson. Music, Nathan Johnson ; director of photography, Steve Yedlin ; editor, Bob Ducsay.
English; In English, French, or Spanish; English, French, or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities. MPAA rating: PG-13; thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language,sexual references, and drug material. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Ana De Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell.
Summary:
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. 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 and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death. "A silly, stabby, supremely clever whodunnit that only really suffers from having too little room for each of its talented players to fully register in the film's limited run time."--Entertainment Weekly. "Johnson hasn't just churned out a wink-wink spoof of the classical drawing-room mystery... with its ingenious twists and turns, he has crafted an intricate puzzle-box narrative worthy of the genre's brainiest practitioners."--Los Angeles Times. "Johnson keeps us guessing, which is good, but the thing that makes this a better mousetrap than most isn't the complexity, but the fact he's managed to rig it without the usual cheese."--Variety. "A delicious throwback to the all-star whodunit, this juicy comedy thriller is a treat from start to finish, which should make it a sizeable hit for Lionsgate."--Hollywood Reporter.
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