2019 · 131 min · PG-13
Knives Out
Directed by Rian Johnson · Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Knives Out (2019) is a Comedy film, directed by Rian Johnson set in Massachusetts during the 2010s. It runs 131 minutes and is rated PG-13.
A murder mystery, with a tense and darkly comic tone. Themes of greed & ambition and class conflict play out through multiple perspectives and non linear / fractured timeline.
Composer
Nathan Johnson
Cinematography
Steve Yedlin
Cast
Daniel CraigChris EvansAna de ArmasJamie Lee CurtisMichael ShannonDon JohnsonToni ColletteLaKeith Stanfield
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Premise
Themes
Greed & AmbitionClass Conflict
Structure
Multiple PerspectivesNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
TenseDarkly ComicSatirical
Shape
Protagonist
EnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Propulsive
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction
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