17 movies similar to Knives Out (2019)

Murder on the Orient Express (2017) poster

1 Murder on the Orient Express (2017) ★ 6.5

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Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe

A trip on one of Europe's most luxurious trains unexpectedly turns into one of the most stylish and fascinating mysteries in history. The film tells the story of thirteen train passengers, all of whom are under suspicion. And only the detective must solve the puzzle as quickly as possible before the criminal strikes again.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) poster

2 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) ★ 7.8

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Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for forty years by Lisbeth Salander, a young computer hacker.

3 Crooked House (2017) ★ 6.3

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Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close

Crime, Drama, Mystery

In Agatha Christie's most twisted tale, a spy-turned-private-detective is lured by his former lover to catch her grandfather's murderer before Scotland Yard exposes dark family secrets.

4 Side Effects (2013) ★ 7.1

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Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

5 Gone Girl (2014) ★ 8.1

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Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Everything was ready for the celebration of five years of married life, when all of a sudden the birthday girl inexplicably disappeared. What was left behind were traces of a struggle in the house, blood that had clearly been tried to erase, and a string of clues in the treasure hunt game-the wife had arranged it every year for her adoring husband. And it seems that these clues offer a chance to shed light on the fate of the disappeared.

6 A Simple Favor (2018) ★ 6.8

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Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.

7 A Perfect Murder (1998) ★ 6.5

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Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.

8 Fracture (2007) ★ 7.2

Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn

Crime, Drama, Thriller

An attorney intending on climbing the career ladder toward success finds an unlikely opponent in a manipulative criminal he is trying to prosecute.

9 Searching (2018) ★ 7.6

John Cho, Debra Messing

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing without a trace. To give the police some clues, the desperate father hacks into the girl's computer and realizes he knows nothing about his own daughter.

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10 Collateral (2004) ★ 7.5

Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A cab driver finds himself in a hostage situation when a hired assassin gets into his car, forcing him to wind kilometers through nighttime Los Angeles from one victim to another. He must be saved himself and the killer's last intended target...

11 Logan Lucky (2017) ★ 7.0

Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig

Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) gets fired, he convinces his brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and sister Mellie (Riley Keough) to help him rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a NASCAR Race. But they will need the help of Joe Bang (Daniel Craig), a convicted safe-cracker who is currently doing time. All they have to do is break Joe out, blow the racetrack vault, get away with the cash, return Joe to prison, and get Jimmy to his daughter's beauty pageant on time. What could possibly go wrong? Well, there is the Logan family curse.

12 Phantom Thread (2017) ★ 7.5

Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville

Drama, Romance

In 1950s London, the famous couturier Reynolds Woodcock creates unique images for the royal family, movie stars, rich heiresses and socialites. The life of a genius changes radically with the arrival of the young willful Alma, who becomes his muse.

13 Black Mass (2015) ★ 6.9

Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson

Biography, Crime, Drama

The movie will tell the story of Whitey Bulger, a famous Boston gangster who was on the run for 16 years and was arrested in June 2011 in Santa Monica. Balger, now in his 80s, was accused of racketeering, was involved in 19 murders and worked as an informant for the FBI at the same time. To avoid going to jail, he disappeared in 1995 and successfully evaded justice for 16 years.

14 Gangster Squad (2013) ★ 6.7

Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone

Action, Crime, Drama

It's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.

15 Se7en (1995) ★ 8.6

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Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective William Somerset is a veteran criminal detective who dreams of retiring and getting away from the city and its sinful inhabitants. Seven days before retirement, Somerset is plagued by two troubles: a young partner, Mills, and a particularly elaborate murder. The experienced detective's sharp mind immediately determines that this crime is likely to be followed by others. The news confirms his hunch. Realizing that the killer is punishing his victims for their deadly sins, the detective faces a choice: go back to work or leave and hand the case over to his less experienced partner?

16 Nocturnal Animals (2016) ★ 7.5

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Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon

Drama, Thriller

Susan has a luxurious life in Los Angeles, a wonderful husband, and her own gallery. But one day she receives an unexpected package from her ex-husband - he would like to meet, but first he asks to read his new novel. Susan has no idea that as soon as she opens the manuscript, she will return to a past she thought was safely concealed under the cover of night.

17 Motherless Brooklyn (2019) ★ 6.8

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Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective with Tourette's syndrome, decides to begin investigating the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. He has only a few leads and the power of a mind obsessed with the task at hand to unravel the tangle of carefully concealed secrets that keep the balance of power in New York itself. His investigation takes him to the jazz clubs of Harlem, where gin runs in rivers, the dangerous slums of Brooklyn, and even the gilded halls of the metropolis' political elite. He challenges gangsters, corruption, and the most dangerous man in town to clear his friend's name and save the woman who might save himself.

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More about the Knives Out movie

The morning after the celebration of the 85th birthday of the famous author of crime novels Harlan Trombi, the guest of honor is found dead. There is a clear suicide, but the police questioned all the family members present in the mansion, although private detective Benoit Blanc is more interested in the case.

That same morning, he received an envelope of cash from an unknown man and an order to investigate Harlan's death. It does not take an experienced investigator to realize that everyone embellishes their relationship with the deceased head of the family, but Blanc gets the real gift - the nurse of the deceased, who physically can not stand the lies.

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