Knives Out

We'll join the action just after the flashback following Benoit Blanc and Helen-as-Andi ends, when the Distuptors realise Duke's pistol is missing and Helen's ...

And Miles' murders are the essence of what makes him such a charlatan. Like his Glass Onion building they look complex, but there's nothing in the middle of them. Eventually, they work up to destroying the one thing, as he puts it, that nobody wants destroyed: the Mona Lisa. Klear kills him, and ensures he'll get his wish to be mentioned in the same breath as the Mona Lisa. His mates smashing those artworks is, weirdly enough, a reaction that fits Miles' view of the world. It's just that the breath is going to be saying, "Miles Bron, the guy who destroyed the Mona Lisa with his incredibly dangerous fuel". She realises it's in Miles' office, but as soon as she's got it and revealed who she actually is to the group, Miles burns the napkin with his absurdly powerful lighter. This, Blanc says, is because Lionel flagged up the existence of the cocktail napkin to Miles. Just as she'd noted earlier on, Kathryn Hahn's Claire realises they're in the middle of the feared "Hindenburg". Blanc concludes that Miles did all three murders – or, at least, two murders and one attempted murder – to make sure that Andi never made public the fact that Miles stole the Alpha company from her, and that she was the actual genius behind the idea which started Alpha. Helen launches a nugget of Klear at the fireplace. We'll join the action just after the flashback following Benoit Blanc and Helen-as-Andi ends, when the Distuptors realise Duke's pistol is missing and Helen's just taken a bullet right in the diary.

Alongside Norton are fellow Oscar Noms Kate Hudson (Almost Famous, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days) as fashion icon Birdie Jay & Leslie Odom, Jr. (One Night In ...

With its limited run in theaters, the fans of the series seem to agree with my sentiments. She fearlessly holds the film together and stands out amongst a cast of incredible veteran talent. This is easily the most entertaining and rewatchable Netflix Original of the year. Recently, Glass Onion was nominated for 6 Critics’ Choice Awards & 2 Golden Globes, as well as being named one of the Top Ten Films of 2022 by the National Board of Review. Her off-screen abilities to light up a room and be quick with a smile make her the perfect distraction for Rian Johnson’s magic trick. In contrast, Hudson’s Birdie Jay is the breezy, dim-witted delight that brings most of the levity in this tale. For me, the success of this sequel can be found in Rian Johnson’s unlikely inspiration: The Beatles. Though the film itself displays many mental & physical puzzle boxes, the winners of this fight skip the puzzles and go straight to the throat. In the first film, we encounter Blanc as a mysterious & quirky intellectual brought in by the police as an expert on a potential murder. The original made $311.4 million on a $40 million budget for Lionsgate & Media Rights Capital in 2019; plus, it carried an impressive 82 Metascore and was [Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knives_out) with a 97% rating. As for the story, Johnson’s latest whodunit brings the considerable skills of Benoit Blanc to a lavish private estate on a Greek Island where he finds himself the lone outcast during an annual reunion of sorts centered around billionaire Bron and his distinctly disparate group of friends. Starved for franchises of any kind to compete with the likes of Disney & Warner, Netflix must believe that this particular series will check off many of the boxes they need to succeed.

In the mood for more murder and mayhem? Give these whodunnits a whirl. Matt Fowler. By Matt Fowler.

Where to Watch: (Orient Express) Fubo, DirecTV, or rentable on most platforms. [9 Movies Like Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2h ago - In the mood for more murder and mayhem? Knives Out was a hit in theaters, released shortly after Thanksgiving in 2019 and performing strongly all the way into the new year (until movies stopped being in theaters, in general, in 2020). But don’t fret, we’ve compiled a list of essential tips and tricks to get you started off right!](/videos/i-love-you-you-hate-me-official-trailer) [Death Stranding 2 Reveal TrailerHideo Kojima's ambitious post-apocalyptic epic is getting a sequel, featuring the return of Norman Reedus as Sam and Lea Seydoux as Fragile.](/videos/death-stranding-2-reveal-trailer-the-game-awards-2022) His keen and cunning mind are put to the test when a string of murders occur during the monastery’s theological disputation between the Franciscans and Papal emissaries. The Name of the Rose stars Sean Connery as a Franciscan friar who is renowned for his deductive powers. Presented like a 1920s hardboiled detective story, while centered on high school students in a California suburb, Brick stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man out to solve the murder of his ex-girlfriend. If you want the most recent, souped-up Poirot adventures, then obviously check out Kenneth Branagh's takes on Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile (with A Haunting in Venice arriving in theaters in September 2023). This wonderful whodunnit -- directed by Herbert Ross (The Goodbye Girl, Footloose) and written by Psycho's Anthony Perkins and Broadway Musical legend Stephen Sondheim -- is one of the blueprints for Knives Out's famous faces game, starring '70s stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane, and Raquel Welch. But for this list, let's journey all the way back to the adolescence of sound cinema itself and dig into 1939's The Hound of the Baskervilles, which features one of the silver screen's most famous Holmes (Basil Rathbone, who played him in 14 films!) in one of Conan Doyle's most famous stories. It's the first of Johnson's two Knives Out follow-ups heading to Netflix (in a landmark deal for the writer/director). One of iconic mystery novelist Agatha Christie's most beloved brains is Hercule Poirot, a character who's been brought to movies and TV dozens of times over the decades, with many of Christie's Poirot books having been brought from page to screen.

The Netflix murder mystery is packed with stars having the time of their lives, which means audiences will too.

When the movie opens, it’s the middle of 2020’s COVID lockdowns and Bron’s friends are just as excited by the chance to gather again as I was to be in a theater. [Chris Evans wearing](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2496352/why-chris-evans-can-no-longer-wear-cable-knit-sweaters-after-doing-knives-out) [that](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2496352/why-chris-evans-can-no-longer-wear-cable-knit-sweaters-after-doing-knives-out) [cable knit sweater](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2496352/why-chris-evans-can-no-longer-wear-cable-knit-sweaters-after-doing-knives-out)?) Glass Onion, by contrast, feels joyful and vibrant, even if we know we’re going to see a murder or two. I hope this becomes Netflix’s equivalent of HBO’s [The White Lotus](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/white-lotus-butts-season-2), with each installment bringing us a new cast in a glamorous location. If you look closely, even the “Mona Lisa” is smiling just a little. The rest of the cast are at their peak too, especially Monáe, who gives a multilayered performance that bubbles into magnificent rage, and Hudson, who I don’t think has been this good in a role since Almost Famous in 2000. The host tells his stunned guests how Da Vinci was able to create the masterpiece using pioneering brushstrokes and technique. [physically and creatively exhausting](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/10/05/daniel-craig-no-time-to-die-james-bond-007/5986407001/), it seems likely that Craig only felt compelled to play yet another recurring protagonist because this role is so playful. But murder mysteries, in particular, are so enjoyable because they often feel like plays where the actors are encouraged to ramp up the acting so the people in the back of the theater can see. Like Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, Blanc is an effete and preening detective who is comfortable with his genius, doesn’t suffer fools, and longs for the next riddle to solve. 23, my advice is to gather as many friends and family as you can, put your phones in a box, dim the lights, and enjoy the ride. Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc, who receives an invitation to attend a weekend murder mystery party on the private island of tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton doing his best Elon Musk impersonation). It’s hard not to when the cast is so plainly having a ball.

Rian Johnson told Newsweek of his plans for the third installment of the "Knives Out" franchise, which will see Daniel Craig return as detective Benoit ...

"I'm just starting to think about it right now," Johnson said of the third film. Now the film is available around the globe, fans of the Knives Out franchise may be wondering what's next. "Like what would be something that also will be completely different from this movie? The film, a sequel to 2019's Knives Out, follows detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he is invited to a murder mystery party at the private island of tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton). [Rian Johnson told ](https://www.newsweek.com/rian-johnson-glass-onion-knives-out-mystery-benoit-blanc-sexuality-gay-1768365) [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/rian-johnson-glass-onion-knives-out-mystery-benoit-blanc-sexuality-gay-1768365) of his plans for the future, and what he is keen to do with the third installment. Rian Johnson Talks 'Knives Out 3' and Making Film 'Scary in the Right Way'

A fan of musical theater, Rian Johnson had long hoped to land the two stars. But he was already in the editing phase when they agreed to take part.

“I hope they would have enjoyed the little scene and gotten a laugh out of it.” “And so she was very patient in letting me describe the rules of Among Us, up to a point. For children of the 1980s, that show “was actually pretty pivotal in installing a love of whodunits and murder mysteries into all of our brains,” said Johnson, who also slipped a few seconds of a Spanish-dubbed “Murder, She Wrote” episode into the original “Knives Out.” [Getting Away With Murder,](https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/18/theater/theater-review-a-most-sinister-gathering-of-not-so-usual-suspects.html)” which he wrote with George Furth and which ran for just over a month in 1996. “I have alibis for both.” “But still, it felt really nice to tell them that I wouldn’t be here doing this if it weren’t for them.” “She couldn’t have been lovelier and more generous,” Johnson said, adding that Lansbury was perfect for the scene in every way except one: “Not a gamer,” he explained. In Sondheim’s case, Bergman said, “I wasn’t really sure how to get to him. As Johnson explained in a recent video interview, he wanted the Sondheim and Lansbury cameos to stand as tributes to two of his favorite artists — and to give him an excuse to interact with these cultural greats whose paths he might not otherwise have crossed. [wordplay, games and crossword puzzles](https://slate.com/culture/2021/12/stephen-sondheim-crossword-puzzles-cryptic-west-side-story.html), and he enjoyed orchestrating murder-mystery parties with his friend Anthony Perkins. Lovett](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqapHRAqnfk) in the original Broadway production of “Sweeney Todd,” as well as a filmed version that played frequently on Johnson’s television. Now, Johnson said, his experience in securing the involvement of his personal heroes has taught him never to take such opportunities for granted.

The late Broadway icons both make posthumous cameos in "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" in one hilarious scene.

Looking back at having Sondheim and Lansbury in his film, Johnson said: "I'm heartbroken that they both left us, and it was beyond an honor. I mean, that was the big thing." "It's just a really small moment in the movie, but they were so generous to agree to do it, and, for me, I went over to Angela's house with my laptop to film her. The video game sees players do various tasks on a spaceship, but what they don't know is that one person is an imposter whose goal is to kill everyone else onboard. Broadway giant Sondheim passed away on November 21, 2021, and Lansbury, the star of Murder, She Wrote, How 'Knives Out 2' Pays Tribute to Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim

The critically acclaimed whodunit comes from director Rian Johnson. You can stream "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" exclusively on Netflix.

[Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/glass_onion_a_knives_out_mystery). As of December 23, the movie holds a "93% Certified Fresh" rating on If you buy them, we may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our partners. The film costs $4 to rent or $8 to buy in up to 4K quality from digital retailers like It features the return of detective Benoit Blanc but focuses on a new murder mystery. We may receive products free of charge from manufacturers to test. With this option, you can stream in up to 4K on four screens. The film made its streaming debut on December 23, following a limited release in theaters on November 23. "Glass Onion" is written and directed by Rian Johnson, who also helmed the original film. When someone is killed during a billionaire's party at a private island estate, Benoit attempts to solve the case. Both Basic plans offer up to 720p streaming on one screen. [Netflix](https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/streaming/netflix-price).

Rian Johnson has continued his Benoit Blanc series with 'Glass Onion.' What comes next in 'Knives Out 3'?

A trailer is a long way away, but it could come out sooner than other Netflix releases. However, “Knives Out 3” is untitled for now. Complex mystery movies take a long time to craft, so patience will be a virtue for Knives Out fans. In fact, Knives Out 3 is already confirmed, though there’s still plenty we don’t know about the third film in the whodunit trilogy. The answer to this question is also dependent on Rian Johnson. That means that the Benoit Blanc franchise will, at the very least, be a trilogy, and Daniel Craig is still on board to reprise his detective role.

We suspect a new whodunit is within reach — as it turns out, our suspicions are correct because Rian Johnson is back with a sequel to his universally ...

[Uproxx](https://uproxx.com/entertainment/rian-johnson-interview-knives-out-star-wars/) at TIFF 2019. [Netflix](https://www.distractify.com/t/netflix) on Dec. It's just what [Agatha Christie](https://www.distractify.com/p/is-death-on-the-nile-a-sequel) did." He’s already got some ideas, and they sound to me to be really interesting, so I’m going to let him just get on with that." Rian added, "And so, I think I’m going to hop right into it. We structured the [Netflix deal] so that if I wanted to do something else next, I could. While there, he encounters a diverse group of friends gathering at billionaire Miles Bron's ( [Edward Norton](https://www.distractify.com/p/edward-norton-wife)) titular estate for a so-called "murder mystery weekend." She found a very different narrative way into each of them." But, before we press play, we must know: [Do you need to watch](https://www.distractify.com/p/do-you-need-to-watch-willow-movie-before-series) Knives Out before Glass Onion? Following the world premiere of Knives Out, filmmaker Rian Johnson revealed that he always envisioned it becoming a franchise of standalone sequels featuring Benoit Blanc investigating further mysteries. With that said, no, you do not need to watch Knives Out before Glass Onion. Aside from Daniel Craig reprising his role as Benoit Blanc, the second installment offers audiences a

The second installment in Rian Johnson's Knives Out franchise features Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc once more and a twisty whodunnit murder mystery.

Is it a glass man?' The first thing that came up, because I’m a huge Beatles fan, is 'Glass Onion.'" Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. Benoit proclaims at one point during the film, which is why he struggled to solve the murder: It was so dumb and obvious. Is it a glass castle? They also sing "Looking through the bent-backed tulips /To see how the other half live / Looking through the glass onion." First, director Johnson was inspired by a 1968 Beatles song, and plays the song over the end credits of the film.

Director Rian Johnson discusses how he approached Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, what it almost was, and what fans can expect going forward.

And the big thing for me is just how can it be totally different, not just from the first one, but also from Glass Onion? It suddenly becomes this thing outside of yourself that's this kind of gilded thing and you kind of forget how you made it. When you came up with the idea for Glass Onion, how much did you debate, "This is the idea I want to go with"? And I'm curious, as a filmmaker, I think you've said that you want to go into making another Knives Out as your next film, does it energize you when you have this kind of reaction? Because, obviously, you're making another one after this, but how did you know, "This was the one I wanted for the next movie"? And I think that sequence, whatever it was, 8, 10 minutes, we recut over and over for the length of the editing process up until the very end.

Move over Wednesday Addams and Enola Holmes — there's a new detective in town and his name is Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).

Who else will appear in Knives Out 3 is still a mystery, as each new installment of the series is expected to feature a new case and cast. Given that Glass Onion was just dropped on Netflix on December 23 after having a limited theatrical debut, it’s likely that Knives Out 3 won’t be released for a while. Netflix's sequel to the murder-comedy Knives Out, Glass Onion, just hit the streaming giant, which means it's time to pull out our magnifying glasses and put our investigating caps on.

So what kind of mystery can fans expect to see Benoit Blanc dig into for Knives Out 3? Well, we're 99.9 percent sure he was joking, but Johnson has mentioned ...

[Collider](https://collider.com/glass-onion-knives-out-2-producer-ram-bergman-interview/), Johnson’s collaborator and Knives Out producer Ram Bergman said the movie was “100 percent,” the next project, before clarifying, “I mean there’s never 100 percent, but the intention is let Rian go take a break and go do it. But we have a feeling we won’t have to wait too long for Knives Out 3. Last year, Netflix bought the rights to two Knives Out sequels in a Knives Out 3 is happening. [Knives Out](https://decider.com/movie/knives-out/) film—which was the surprise theatrical hit of 2019—the characters of Glass Onion will not return in the next Knives Out sequel. [Glass Onion](https://decider.com/movie/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery/) on [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/81458416), aka Knives Out 2.

The film is another deftly-crafted and hilarious ride, filled with Blanc's trademark drawl and the most cameos of any movie this year. It's also an incredibly- ...

As he attempts to rally the Disruptors, calling back to his earlier deception with the phrase, "We know what we all saw," the group says that they'll admit both the truth and some lies, rightfully pining Andi and Duke's murders on their former friend. It turns out that Duke had seen Miles leaving Andi's house on the day of her murder and figured out that the tech mogul had something to do with her death. By the end of his big deduction speech, Blanc has pulled back all the layers to show that nothing about the case was as complicated as it seemed. As in "Miles Bron, that asshole who destroyed the Mona Lisa with unstable super fuel." She makes it, and with the push of the statue, Miles gets his wish to be mentioned with the world-famous painting in the same breath. Duke died because of the allergic reaction, but Miles was able to spin it as an attempted poisoning targeted as himself, to avert suspicion. Filled with despair and rage, wanting to hurt Miles in any way possible, Helen starts breaking all of his stupid glass sculptures. When Helen came to Blanc about the murder, he realized the best way to investigate was to join Miles' weekend getaway, with Helen posing as Andi to shake the killer off-guard and help investigate. As for the poison, Duke and Miles did switch drinks, but it was Miles' move rather than an accident. On the day of her death, Andi had actually found the original napkin, which was etched with the bar's logo. It turned out that there didn't need to be a degree of separation between Miles and Andi's potential downfalls. It's also an incredibly-timely send up of misunderstood genius and the ultra-wealthy, in a truly jam-packed film.

From a blonde Ethan Hawke to the final on-screen appearances of two icons, Rian Johnson packed in this sequel with plenty of famous friends.

While in the bath, Benoit has a Zoom call with a quartet of folks. In the sequel, he stars as Derol, a random guy who resides at the Glass Onion, but isn’t really a part of the madness. The actor is a frequent collaborator with Johnson, even starring as a state trooper in the OG Knives Out. Along with Sondheim, Glass Onion features another posthumous appearance in the Zoom scene. Though technically playing a character in the film, we’re counting Noah Segan as a cameo. [Kate Hudson](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/kate-hudson-absolutely-kills-in-glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery)) pandemic party. Jeremy Renner’s hot sauce is a prop in the film. Hawke appears as the boat conductor for a quick beat, greeting our main characters as they journey off to the Glass Onion itself. [Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/netflixs-glass-onion-is-even-more-fun-than-knives-out). You’re going to need a notebook to keep track of all the famous faces [Rian Johnson](https://www.thedailybeast.com/knives-out-a-devilishly-fun-murder-mystery-skewering-the-left-and-right) stuffs into his whodunnit. Anderson Cooper’s birthday party is a big clue in the mystery. There were just a few cameos in the OG Knives Out, including from some folks on this list, but Johnson has really upped the ante in his sequel film.

In the first “Knives Out” film, detective Benoit Blanc explains his philosophy toward investigation with an erudite reference to the 1973 novel “Gravity's ...