---
title: 'Knives Out (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rian Johnson'
released: '2019-11-27'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knives-out-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knives Out (2019)

2019 · PG-13 · 130 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Mystery · United States

Part of: Knives Out

## Synopsis

Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The film's eleven-actor ensemble cast is led by Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, a famed private detective who is summoned to investigate the death of a bestselling author. Police think his death is a suicide but Blanc suspects foul play and investigates to ascertain the true cause of it. Johnson produced Knives Out with his longtime collaborator Ram Bergman. Funding came from MRC and tax subsidies from the Massachusetts state government.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rian Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rian-johnson)
- **Screenplay:** [Rian Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rian-johnson)
- **Producer:** [Rian Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rian-johnson), [Ram Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ram-bergman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nathan Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-johnson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Steve Yedlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-yedlin)
- **Editor:** [Bob Ducsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-ducsay)

## Cast

- [Toni Collette](https://cinepixo.com/people/toni-collette)
- [Don Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-johnson)
- [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis)
- [Chris Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-evans)
- [Frank Oz](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-oz)
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer)
- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig) as Benoit Blanc
- [Michael Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shannon)
- [Ana de Armas](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-de-armas)
- [LaKeith Stanfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/lakeith-stanfield)
- [Katherine Langford](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-langford)

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Official site: https://knivesout.movie/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/knives-out-2019
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