Knives Out
Detective solves inheritance
Knives Out is a 2019 mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson, featuring an ensemble cast investigating a wealthy patriarch's death.
The title evokes the idiom knives out, meaning hostile intent or readiness to attack: The knives were out for him after the scandal.
The phrase suggests betrayal among those who should be allies—fitting for a story of family members turning on each other over an inheritance.
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- whodunitCrime fiction identifying perpetrator
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- mansionLarge, stately home
Daniel Craig · Ana de Armas · Chris Evans · country house · wealthy · family · family drama · secrets · inheritance · backstabbing · stab in the back · suspicion · twisted · twist ending · clues · red herrings · sharp · betrayal
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Knives Outpeaceful coexistence
Non-hostile international relations
harmony · goodwill · olive branch · burying the hatchet · making nice
Knives Outdisarmed
Made safe or captivated
at ease · standing down · sheathed · non-threatening · hands off
Knives Outrallying around
Collectively supporting someone struggling
closing ranks · circling the wagons · showing support · supportive · protective
knife, knives, out, outing, outer, outward, outwardly, outermost