“Knives Out” stands out for its clever script, which subverts mystery genre tropes, as well as its colorful characters and distinctive visual style. So it’s no surprise that it continues to expand its dramatic universe.
Netflix is already preparing a third installment of the franchise, written and directed by Rian Johnson, titled “Wake Up Dead Man“, and once again starring Daniel Craig (Queer and James Bond) as Benoit Blanc.
All the films skillfully balance suspense with comedy, keeping the viewer intrigued until the end. If you enjoy this type of production, here are 10 similar titles to stream in the United States…
10 movies similar to ‘Knives Out’ to stream in the US
- Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
Cast | Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Paapa Essiedu, Asan N’Jie, Yassine Zeroual, Michael Rouse, Andy Apollo, David Annen, Elliot Levey, Leslie Odom Jr. and more.
Available for purchase or rental through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Clue (1985)
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy — who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy’s chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
Cast | Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp, Lee Ving, Bill Henderson, Jane Wiedlin, Jeffrey Kramer, Kellye Nakahara and more.
Available on Kanopy.
- The Nice Guys (2016)
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
Cast | Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Murielle Telio, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, Gil Gerard, Daisy Tahan, Kim Basinger, Jack Kilmer and more.
Available for purchase or rental through Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu.
- Crooked House (2017)
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Cast | Max Irons, Stefanie Martini, Glenn Close, Honor Kneafsey, Christina Hendricks, Terence Stamp, Julian Sands, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Abbington, Christian McKay, Preston Nyman, John Heffernan and more.
Available on Prime Video.
- The Hateful Eight (2015)
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
Cast | Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, James Parks, Dana Gourrier, Zoë Bell, Lee Horsley, Channing Tatum, Quentin Tarantino and more.
Available on Fubo.
- Nightmare Alley (2021)
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
Cast | Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Paul Anderson, Mark Povinelli and more.
Available on Fubo and FXNow.
- A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Cast | Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Dylan Corbett-Bader, Amir El-Masry, Riccardo Scamarcio, Fernando Piloni, Lorenzo Acquaviva, Kelly Reilly, Camille Cottin, David Menkin and more.
Available on Hulu.
- Murder Mystery (2019)
On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire’s yacht.
Cast | Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans, Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton, David Walliams, Dany Boon, John Kani, Adeel Akhtar, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Shioli Kutsuna, Jackie Sandler and more.
Available on Netflix.
- Death on the Nile (2022)
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short.
Cast | Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand, Michael Rouse, Alaa Safi, Orlando Seale, Charlie Anson, Rick Warden, Susannah Fielding, Danny Hughes, Sam James Page and more.
Available on Hulu, Fubo, Max and FXNow.
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch’s niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander.
As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Cast | Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson, Geraldine James, Goran Visnjic, Donald Sumpter, Tony Way and more.
Available on Crackle.
