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Knives Out
2019
· Movie
· 130 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #328
- IMDb #395
- Google retired #960
- Rotten Tomatoes #127
- Metacritic #515
- Letterboxd #661
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #142
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #330
- Metacritic Critics #538
- Metacritic Audience #705
- Criticker #480
- Douban #524
- Kinopoisk #101
- AlloCiné #349
- Trakt #99
Every rating
64–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the most agreed on films →The patriarch of a wealthy, dysfunctional family is found dead after his 85th birthday party. A renowned private detective is anonymously hired to investigate. As he interrogates the family, each with motives and secrets of their own, he relies on the dead man's nurse, who has a peculiar inability to lie, to help unravel the truth.
Details
- Director
- Rian Johnson
- Writer
- Rian Johnson
- Released
- 27 November 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $312.9M
- Awards
- 26 wins, 60 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 86 →3 major awards won · 26 wins from 86 nominations across 43 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2023 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Rick Heinrichs | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Acting Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Comedy | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Picture | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Costume Design | Jenny Eagan | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Comedy | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jenny Eagan | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Rick Heinrichs | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Daniel Craig | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Motion/Title Graphics | "Puzzle" (MOTIVE) | Winner |
| Best Original Score | "Puzzle" (MOTIVE) | Winner |
| The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over | "Puzzle" (MOTIVE) | Winner |
| Best Comedy TV Spot (for a Feature Film) | "Raise Your Glass" (MOTIVE) | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | "Puzzle" (MOTIVE) | Nominee |
| Best Viral Campaign for a Feature Film | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (MOTIVE) | Nominee |
| Most Original Trailer | "Puzzle" (MOTIVE) | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Acting Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs and Elli Griff | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Picture | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Writing | Rian Johnson | Winner |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cast in a Motion Picture | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Daniel Craig | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Bob Ducsay | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Bret Howe and Mary Vernieu | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedy | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Cast Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Casting Director | Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Bob Ducsay | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Jenny Eagan | Winner |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score for a Comedy Film | Nathan Johnson | Winner |
Miami International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ensemble Award | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction/Production Design | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs | Nominee |
| Special Award for Body of Work | Ethan Hawke | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Campiest Flick of the Year | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
2 nominations
| Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million | Julie Glaze Houlihan | Nominee |
| Best Music Supervision in a Trailer – Film | Scenery Samundra and Gregory Sweeney for "Official Teaser Trailer" | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble Cast | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Rick Heinrichs and Elli Griff | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Daniel Craig | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
ASCAP Awards
1 nomination
| Film Score of the Year | Nathan Johnson | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy | Bob Ducsay | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Big Budget – Comedy | Mary Vernieu and Bret Howe | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rian Johnson | Nominee |
ICG Publicists Awards
1 nomination
| Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Contemporary Hair Styling in a Feature-Length Motion Picture | Jeremy Woodhead, Tracey Smith, and Leslie D. Bennett | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller Film | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Contemporary Feature Film | Elli Griff and Rick Heinrichs | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Janelle Monáe | Nominee |