
Movies that feel likeKnives Out (2019)
If you loved Knives Out, the closest films we have are Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Zero Effect (1998) and Brick (2006). All three share Knives Out's gritty and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Estômago: A Gastronomic Story (2008).
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If Knives Out hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) · Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

A murder plot narrated with a smirk and solved with style
The difference: Raunchy and self-aware — it mocks the mystery it's telling

A brilliant, eccentric detective and a blackmail case full of turns
The difference: Shaggy 90s obscurity — low stakes and a lot less polish

Rian Johnson's first puzzle — hard-boiled sleuthing, rewired setting
The difference: Deadly serious teen noir — no laughs and no cozy mansion

A funny, shabby investigation where the case is genuinely tangled
The difference: Grubby 1970s LA, with violence and sleaze under the jokes

Mismatched sleuths reopening a case everyone else closed
The difference: Grim Scandi procedural — cruelty and cold where yours is fun

A darkly funny crime spiral where every twist tops the last
The difference: Bollywood rhythm and songs — wilder swings, less structure

A locked-circle whodunit staged as light comedy among the wealthy
The difference: Sitcom-simple, with no craft in the plotting and no bite

Witty where it counts, playful underneath
The difference: Trades the atmosphere of Knives Out for an angle of its own

A detective whose absurd presence throws every scene off balance
The difference: Pure broad farce — the mystery barely matters at all

An investigator sinking into a case that implicates him too
The difference: Bleak Nordic guilt trip — no wit, no warmth, endless daylight

Wealthy family rot unpicked by a detective nobody can rattle
The difference: Classic 1946 noir — famously tangled, and it never winks at you

Gritty and twisty in the same breath
The difference: Takes it somewhere less witty than Knives Out does
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