Director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Looper) assembles an all-star cast – Daniel Craig, Toni Collette, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon and Lakeith Stanfield – for Knives Out. It’s an intelligent whodunit about a famed southern detective (Daniel Craig) who joins forces with local police to investigate a group of eccentric suspects following the murder of a wealthy crime novelist (Christopher Plummer).
On the morning after his 85th birthday party, crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead on his estate. Detective Benoit Blanc is soon on the case and suspects foul play. Everyone is in the frame and as the reading of the will draws closer and the investigation heats up, Harlan's family is increasingly under the spotlight.
When Marta (Ana de Armas), Thrombey's South American caregiver, finds herself entangled in the mystery, it becomes clear that no secrets are safe within the household – not even her own.
Johnson returns with a propulsive mystery, mixing elements of Alfred Hitchcock and Agatha Christie, and employing unexpected cinematic tropes to keep the audience on their toes. Irreverent, intelligent, and, most importantly, pure fun from beginning to end, Knives Out is a modern popcorn whodunit of the highest order.
We’ve teamed up with Lionsgate to offer readers the chance to attend a preview screening of the film. We have 25 pairs of tickets to give away.
Knives Out is in cinemas from Wednesday 27 November.
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Terms & Conditions: Winners and their guests must be 18+. Promotion closes at 23.59 Thursday 21 November 2019. There are 25 pairs of tickets to be won. The winners will be the first 25 entries selected at random after the closing date and will be contacted by email on Friday 19 November 2019. Winners and their guests should arrive at 6pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019 for a 6.30pm start. The tickets are non-transferable and there is no cash alternative. One online entry per person. Usual promotion rules apply, see www.standard.co.uk/rules. For further information, please write to Customer Care, Evening Standard Limited, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5EE. The Promoter is Lions Gate International (UK) Limited of 5th Floor, 45 Mortimer Street, London, W1W 8HJ (Company No. 08936180). The competition is run in association with the Evening Standard.
