Where To Watch Knives Out?

Knives Out is a well-made film that was nominated for ‘Best Film’ at the 2019 Oscars. It boasts an amazing cast and excellent production values.

In the UK and US subscribers to Amazon Prime video can watch ‘Knives Out’ for free. However, don’t worry if you’re not subscribed to Amazon. You can also rent the film from AppleTV, Google Play Store and YouTube. Whodunnit fans in the United Kingdom can also catch the movie on Sky and NowTV (included with selected plans). Australians and Canadians can also watch the crime thriller on Amazon Prime, along with other movies.

What Is The Rating Of The Knives Out Movie

Parents should know that Knives Out is an entertaining all-star murder mystery with an Agatha Christie vibe. There’s bloodshed, and fighting (punching and slapping), swearing and people drinking at a party, characters smoke cigars and pot. Common Sense Media rates this film as 13+. The official rating for this fun movie with the clever script was PG-13.

When Is Knives Out 2 Coming Out?

You don’t have to be Benoit Blanc to appreciate that Knives Out was a smash hit when it debuted in 2019. The quirkiness, edgy edits, and powerful cast in this murder mystery earned it critical acclaim, commercial success, and accolades plaudits, including an Oscar bid for Best Original Screenplay.

The perplexing death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) was an intriguing hook in the first movie. And now Netflix has decided to provide a sequel, which is expected to be as popular as its predecessor.

We already know some interesting information about the Netflix sequel to Knives Out, which is still in the early phases of production.

We do know that Knives Out 2 will be on Netflix sometime in 2022. The squeal murder investigation, which is being filmed in Greece, has been delayed due to COVID-19.

In a past interview with SiriusXM, The director made an analogy to author Agatha Christie when he said that not every murder mystery happens with the same scenario. So we can expect ‘Knives Out 2’ to be a twisty thriller that explores the genre with different characters, a new location, and another all star cast.

Who Is The Killer In Knives Out?

SPOILER ALERT***

At the conclusion of this crime thriller, it’s revealed that Hugh Ransom Drysdale (Chris Evans), Harlan Thrombey’s grandson, wanted his grandfather dead all along.

Hugh switches out Harlan’s usual injection for a fatal dose of morphine. He intends to frame Marta, Harlan’s nurse and close friend in his deadly game of murder.

Hugh’s scheme fails, when Harlan kills himself. However, Hugh hires a private detective to try and extort money from Marta.

Where Was Knives Out Filmed

The filming of Knives Out took place in and around Boston, Massachusetts. The film’s primary setting is the mansion of the author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer). The house feels like a ‘Cluedo’ board game brought to life.

Surprisingly, the movie uses three real mansions to represent the film’s iconic crime scene. The exterior of the house was a gothic revival mansion built in 1890 and located just outside of Boston.

The location is a private home that is not accessible to the general public. The unexpected popularity of the film has generated lots of interest in the property that is extremely inconvenient for the owners. So please don’t go looking for the house.

The majority of the film is set in Ames Mansion, a 1920s house located south of Boston in Borderland State Park. This home, which has been in the same family for more than 100 years.

According to producer David Crank, they only utilized the first floor of the house and parts of the exterior. The crew constructed the second and floors third on a soundstage.

The Ames Mansion, which was featured in Martin Scorsese’s 2010 thriller “Shutter Island,” was utilized to shoot the tense confrontations Harlan would have with his dysfunctional family.

Classic Murder Mystery Films

Murder mysteries have been a favorite of many people for a long time. The plot is usually that someone has been murdered and the protagonist, typically a detective, must find out who did it. In order to do so, they must interrogate suspects and combine through clues left at the crime scene as well as other relevant evidence. This separates the ‘Murder Mystery’ from other film genres such as ‘Serial Killer’ or ‘Horror Genre’.

Some things that might help you narrow down your suspect list while watching similar movies to Knives Out are: what type of murder weapon was used (no one could murder someone with their bare hands or by pushing them off a cliff), what motive was there (who does the victim owe money to?), age of the victim (only older people can die of heart attacks), alibis (everyone must have one), and the ability of the suspects to commit the crime.

Classic Murder Mystery films include ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ with detective Hercule Poirot, ‘Clue’ starring Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd, and Death on the Nile which has a star studded cast and is one other best murder mystery films of the past few years.

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