If you liked Knives Out

10 Movies Like Knives Out with Sharp Wit and Better Mysteries

The pleasure of Knives Out is not only guessing the culprit. It is watching an eccentric ensemble lie, squirm and reveal themselves while a detective calmly rearranges the facts. These picks combine an actual mystery with personality, humour or social bite.

01
Glass Onion
2022
Benoit BlancComic
WHY IT FITS
Benoit Blanc returns for a louder, sunnier puzzle built around wealth, ego and spectacular bad judgement.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Benoit Blanc · Comic.
02
Clue
1985
1h 34mPG7.2/10Comedy · Crime · Mystery
FarceCult classic
WHY IT FITS
A breathless country-house farce with secret identities, perfect timing and bodies accumulating between punchlines.
THE VIEWING BRIEF
This belongs on your list when the brief is: Farce · Cult classic.
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Gosford Park
2001
2h 17m156.8/10Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Country houseClass satire
WHY IT FITS
A murder exposes the social machinery upstairs and downstairs in Robert Altman's densely observed ensemble.
THE VIEWING BRIEF
This belongs on your list when the brief is: Country house · Class satire.
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See How They Run
2022
1h 39m12A6.3/10Mystery · Comedy · Crime
LightBritish
WHY IT FITS
A playful backstage murder mystery that treats theatrical convention as both clue and joke.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Light · British.
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The Last of Sheila
1973
2h 0mNot rated7/10Crime · Drama · Mystery
Puzzle boxEnsemble
WHY IT FITS
Hollywood friends play an elaborate secret-revealing game aboard a yacht, written with delicious precision.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Puzzle box · Ensemble.
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Confess, Fletch
2022
1h 39m156.2/10Comedy · Mystery · Crime
WittyLow-key
WHY IT FITS
A breezy art-world mystery led by an unflappable suspect who would rather joke than prove his innocence.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Witty · Low-key.
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Murder by Death
1976
1h 34mPG7.1/10Comedy · Crime · Mystery
ParodyClassic
WHY IT FITS
Famous detective archetypes are invited to solve an impossible murder in an affectionate genre parody.
THE VIEWING BRIEF
This belongs on your list when the brief is: Parody · Classic.
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The Kid Detective
2020
1h 39m156.6/10Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Dark comedyUnderrated
WHY IT FITS
A former child sleuth faces an adult murder case in a funny, melancholy twist on detective mythology.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Dark comedy · Underrated.
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Bodies Bodies Bodies
2022
1h 34m156.1/10Comedy · Mystery · Horror
Gen Z satireHorror comedy
WHY IT FITS
A party game becomes a viciously funny locked-house mystery fuelled by panic and terrible friendships.
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This belongs on your list when the brief is: Gen Z satire · Horror comedy.
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The Nice Guys
2016
1h 56m157.1/10Comedy · Crime · Action
Buddy comedyCrime
WHY IT FITS
Two hopeless investigators stumble through a conspiracy in a filthy, funny 1970s Los Angeles.
THE VIEWING BRIEF
This belongs on your list when the brief is: Buddy comedy · Crime.
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