Knives Out
Directed by Rian Johnson
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. From TMDB
284 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Oct 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 18, 2026 · How this works
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| Bluesky * | 56 | 5 | 160 |
| Mastodon * | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| TMDB reviews * | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Viewers praise the film as a clever and entertaining whodunit with a talented cast. [1][2][3] Some find it overtly political or derivative, comparing it unfavorably to Clue. [4] Many enjoy the rewatch value and the sharp, humorous script. [5][6]
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So, this is a bad remake of Clue... but... "The bad scores are because of Star Wars fans" And, honestly I am sure that some of them are... but once more we see people attacking anyone that doesn't give a Rain Johnson 10 out of 10. "The bad scores are conservative trolls" And once again we see people, and Johnson, attacking anyone that doesn't like this film. Once again people are throwing a fit because other people …
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If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Knives Out has been shown in numerous festivals, and it received massive acclaim in literally every single one of them. Therefore, its hype grew more and more until its wide release date. Before the film, I can’t deny that I was indeed affected by the whole “a whodunnit like you haven’t seen in years.” I went into the …
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Incredible. Loved it! Even on just one watch, it's one of my favourites already - I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this a lot. I had heard amazing things about this since its release and, man, is the hype befitting. It's a brilliant 131 minutes, even if it feels much shorter than that given how enjoyable it is. The casting is impeccable. Daniel Craig is superb in the role of Blanc, I've actually found Craig a tad …
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An incredibly well-crafted and beautifully shot whodunit with an impressive cast. ‘Knives Out’ keeps the viewer on the wrong track thanks to the ingenious script, bringing a surprising delight towards its conclusion, but without losing rewatch value. 10/10
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“This case is like a donut with a hole in the middle of a donut hole. Actually, it's a donut within a donut's hole.” ‘Knives Out’ subverted my expectations...in a good way. A smartly written whodunit movie that manages to be both humorous and classy. The kind of murder mystery that never fails to entertain. Pleasing both cinephiles and mainstream audiences. Perfectly balance, as all things should be. It basically …
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Knives Out endured at the box office as an adult-targeted film in a theatrical season dominated by family blockbusters such as Frozen 2. Knives Out earned $165.4 million in the United States and Canada (52.8% of its earnings), and $147.5 million overseas (47.2%) for a worldwide total of $312.9 million, making it the 29th-highest-grossing film of 2019. Of this amount, $82 million was estimated to have been yielded by the MRC–Lionsgate partnership in net profit, factoring in marketing, equipment, royalties, interest, and miscellaneous costs. China was the most lucrative overseas market, and positive press improved the film's performance in that country. The United Kingdom, Germany, Australia,…
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Reactions
60 of 284 · most liked firstJust watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up. I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
neutral · AI labelView post →KNIVES OUT is a Christmas movie because Chris Evans wears a sweater.
neutral · AI labelView post →I know exactly what I want to watch but I don’t know what it is. Fun, not depressing, funny, not mean, good jokes, also maybe some fun mystery elements. Basically I need something for people who would watch a new Knives Out movie every ten days or so.
neutral · AI labelView post →movie recommendation for the holiday weekend: The Sheep Detectives!!! a film that answers the question “what if we made a Knives Out movie but with sheep?”
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching Knives Out like we do every Thanksgiving and every year I become more convinced that it is the greatest film ever made
positive · AI labelView post →There was a reference to the word "pwned" in the new Knives Out movie and it made me sad kids today don't say "you got pwned" anymore, they just say shit like "unc is washed" or "sixty seven" then steal your wallet.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm ready for another Knives Out movie
neutral · AI labelView post →The question about keeping one human role and replacing the rest with Muppets in a movie to make it better - i mean the answer is obviously Daniel Craig in the Knives Out movies, right
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m still not sure which Knives Out film I like the most, but I think I feel pretty confident in saying the Louise phone call from Wake Up Dead Man is my favorite scene in the whole trilogy
neutral · AI labelView post →Third Knives Out movie was really good. Captures a certain type of ultra-online Catholic fascist with a well-observed specificity that I thought was lacking in the first two films which had more of a generalized approach toward skewering modern cultural malaise
positive · AI labelView post →it remains my position that the next Knives Out movie should be Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, whichever human actors they want as the murderer and victim, and then everyone else is Muppets
neutral · AI labelView post →Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case open.substack.com/pub/somethin...
neutral · AI labelView post →Film #01 of 2026, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery! I could easily watch a dozen films with Blanc solving whatever case is thrown at him, but knowing Josh O'Connor probably won't be in the next one is a bit of a heartache. They're great together. boxd.it/cmDSqz
positive · AI labelView post →So when do we get the Muppets Knives Out movie where Daniel Craig is the only non-muppet? I'd pay to see that...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saw the new Knives Out movie, "Queer." Not as fun as the others
negative · AI labelView post →Just saw the new Knives Out movie and it was excellent! I enjoyed the movie taking itself and its characters more seriously while still keeping the dark comedic elements. My take: much better than the second film, but nothing beats the first.
positive · AI labelView post →Man, the guy who was in EVERYTHING. (Last time I specifically saw him in a film was indeed _Knives Out_, replacing Ricky Jay, who had then recently passed himself.)
neutral · AI labelView post →For Thanksgiving, Mrs. Volts, the 20yo, and I are getting Chinese takeout and then going to see the new Knives Out movie. 🦃
neutral · AI labelView post →I finally can say I have watched all 3 Lord of the Rings movies in their extended entireties! What film trilogy do I do next? I think Knives Out maybe, I’ve only seen the first one. Don’t say Star Wars you know I’ve seen those way too many times 🤣
neutral · AI labelView post →Had a dream there was a fourth Knives Out film but instead of a murder mystery, every year one random person was marked and whoever killed them got money. Then at the end it’s revealed to be a video game and Benoit finally shows up and goes “ahh I see. You trapped your victim in a Fortnite”
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched Knives Out (on blu ray! that I got for Christmas!) last night, what a glorious movie. Daniel Craig has never been hotter than when he rolls up his sleeves to lay the murder mechanisms bare. Here's Knives Out fanart I drew back when the movie first came out.
positive · AI labelView post →“you were on ‘The View’” is the hardest I’ve laughed at any joke in a Knives Out movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I have one more movie frame study from Knives Out that i didn't post last week :)
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm 1 of the few who like Glass Onion more than Knives Out & I was astonished by Knives Out. I like this 3rd film the best. Cos it's sorta about right now. Has some good laughs but is darker & more somber than the previous 2 but balanced by a couple moments that made me tear up. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
positive · AI labelView post →I watched Knives Out for the first time today. Great film! And I'm surprised I managed to avoid spoilers for the past six years
positive · AI labelView post →Rian Johnson should cast Kyle MacLachlan in the new Knives Out movie but *AS* Dale Cooper. i need to see Benoit Blanc and Dale Cooper interact
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching the new Knives Out film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yay! Official movie poster for the latest Knives Out mystery. I love these, mainly because I love watching Daniel Craig enjoying himself as he chews all the scenery 😄
neutral · AI labelView post →i saw the new KNIVES OUT movie and was crying so bad at the end that strangers thought the reserved seat next to me was for someone who died
positive · AI labelView post →The movie Knives Out is about Crocodile Dundee going up to people who have their knives out and telling them “that’s not a knife“ before unsheathing his knife which is actually a knife
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching Knives Out and this movie is a revelation especially in retrospect
positive · AI labelView post →New look at Josh O’Connor and Daniel Craig in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 👀 The film will premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October.
neutral · AI labelView post →two of these men die in the next Knives Out movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →This guy would slot so perfectly into a Knives Out movie
neutral · AI labelView post →This is amazingly my review of the new Knives Out movie Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
neutral · AI labelView post →Ooh, Wake Up Dead Man, the third Knives Out film, is out in a few days. I *have* to go and see that because apparently there's a tiny nod to 500 Songs in the soundtrack choices. (And also because the first two were great, Rian Johnson is a great filmmaker, blah blah blah.)
positive · AI labelView post →The only movie about the Trump White House should be the next one in the Knives Out series.
neutral · AI labelView post →look, we've all been thinking it: we need a Midwest "Knives Out" movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I cannot say I was expecting the new KNIVES OUT movie to be about how charismatic religious leaders who care only about power and division ruin everything, but here we are! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →the next Knives Out movie should be loosely based on the murder at Burning Man
neutral · AI labelView post →A deep dive with Rian Johnson on Poker Face s2, the Knives Out films, and memorable career moments like Last Jedi and directing the best TV drama episode ever:
neutral · AI labelView post →for a moment I forgot Trump exists and thought its spoilers for new Knives Out movie
neutral · AI labelView post →New 'Knives Out' film just dropped.
neutral · AI labelView post →This new rural Knives Out movie looks like fun!
positive · AI labelView post →Me pulling up to watch the next Knives Out movie:
neutral · AI labelView post →one thing to know about me is I fucking love a Knives Out film
positive · AI labelView post →Muppet Knives Out would be a generational movie and make a billion dollars at the box office, but go off
neutral · AI labelView post →A Rian Johnson Knives Out movie, but it’s the entire cast of The Last Jedi
neutral · AI labelView post →"oh I didn't like the Star Wars movie by the Knives Out and Pokerface guy" grow up
neutral · AI labelView post →If you ever wanted a Knives Out movie made with Muppets, The Sheep Detectives is for you. It's an absolute delight.
neutral · AI labelView post →wish Rian Johnson would break up with netflix so I can finally watch a Knives Out film in theatres again
neutral · AI labelView post →i have created a list of people i want to see in a Knives Out movie this is serious business type-click-type.ghost.io/an-incomplet...
neutral · AI labelView post →I complain about this as if the activity is not just seeing the new Knives Out movie in theaters
neutral · AI labelView post →So I watched the third Knives Out film; again Leblanc isn't the main character, again the suspects are unlikeable. Again, the crime is seemingly impossible and the resolution is a tragedy more than anything else. Agatha Christie without the classism or racism.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a message for Rian Johnson: Put the cast of Community in the next Knives Out movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Important reminder that the next Knives Out movie will be in theaters a week from today
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished Knives Out. it was so damn funny! I loved how the entire mystery played out. The cast was amazing and the running gag got me every time. awesome movie!!! I've gotta watch the other ones #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →I'm sad we never got a Knives Out movie with Tim Curry
neutral · AI labelView post →saw Knives Out. god tier movie, absolutely loved it
positive · AI labelView post →The next Knives Out film should be Benoit Blanc and all the other characters are Muppets
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