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Knives Out

2019 · 131 min · Director: Rian Johnson ★ IMDb 7.9 · 894,582 ratings

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When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's disfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

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Knives Out (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Humor 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Humor, Anticipation. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Humor and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Humor

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
Humor
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionHumor
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity52 %53 %37 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity49 %53 %30 %29 %
12.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity50 %55 %32 %32 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity55 %61 %39 %29 %
22.5 %≈ 29′Curiosity63 %61 %48 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension70 %53 %63 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Tension68 %51 %62 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 49′Curiosity63 %55 %54 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Tension64 %54 %54 %33 %
47.5 %≈ 62′Humor65 %55 %55 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Tension65 %56 %59 %34 %
57.5 %≈ 75′Tension59 %51 %54 %20 %
62.5 %≈ 82′Curiosity55 %50 %48 %14 %
67.5 %≈ 88′Tension66 %55 %63 %18 %
72.5 %≈ 95′Tension74 %60 %73 %25 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Curiosity70 %68 %64 %25 %
82.5 %≈ 108′Curiosity70 %74 %60 %20 %
87.5 %≈ 115′Curiosity74 %66 %64 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 121′Relief64 %39 %49 %21 %
97.5 %≈ 128′Sadness45 %13 %23 %12 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis

Linda Drysdale

Michael Shannon

Walt Thrombey

Don Johnson

Richard Drysdale

Toni Collette

Joni Thrombey

LaKeith Stanfield

Lieutenant Elliott

Christopher Plummer

Harlan Thrombey

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Katherine Langford

Meg Thrombey

Jaeden Martell

Jacob Thrombey

Riki Lindhome

Donna Thrombrey

Frank Oz

Alan Stevens

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K Callan

Greatnana Wanetta

Noah Segan

Trooper Wagner

M. Emmet Walsh

Mr. Proofroc

MF
Marlene Forte

Marta's Mom

SR
Shyrley Rodriguez

Alicia

Details

Directed by
Rian Johnson
Written by
Rian Johnson
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 894,582 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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