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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

Setting

Where
Massachusetts
Setting
Rural
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Premise
Murder Mystery
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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