Knives Out kicks off with the 85th birthday party of world famous crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), whose various children, grandchildren, associates, and other hanger-ons have gathered to celebrate in Thrombey’s vast, brooding, labyrinthine mansion. As you might expect, the stately home becomes a kind of character itself, or at least a mirror of its master’s mind. In any event, poor Harlan won’t get to do it again for his 86th; following the party, he’s found dead in his top floor study of an apparent suicide. The investigating police officer (LaKeith Stanfield) is ready to wrap things up as quickly as possible, but he’s thwarted by another detective on the scene: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), a Southern gumshoe in the classic tradition who suspects there is more to the case than meets the eye–especially since he’s been hired by persons unknown to investigate the case and the Thrombey family. As in all classic mysteries, nearly everyone in the family has their reasons for wanting Harlan dead. All seemingly except for his kindly caregiver Marta (Ana de Armas), who also happened to be the last person to see him alive. What follows is very much a whodunit in the traditional sense… until it isn’t.
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