Knives Out is a mystery, drama, dark comedy film. One of its macro features was its constant narrative surrounding the main character, a Latin-American immigrant and the issues she faced interacting with a white upper-class family (e.g a running gag where each family member would refer to her as being of a different nationality, showing their indifference to her while still pretending that she’s “like family”).
The film is very visually appealing too, mainly taking place in the large house owned by a vibrant author, with a secret door, bookcases covering walls, creepy masks, decadent chandeliers and a portrait of the author which is often panned towards throughout the film to give the illusion he never really left.
The cast is filled with popular actors such as Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Katherine Langford and Christopher Plummer. It was directed by Rian Johnson whose previous project was Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017).