If you want to skip the summary and go straight to the review, skip ahead to Looking for a whodunit movie that makes you laugh, tense up, and cry? Knives Out is a story of a family figuring out who murdered the head of their family, Harlan Thrombey, after his 85th birthday party. Things aren't as clear as they seem with the Thrombey family, and it's up to Detective Blanc to get to the bottom of it. It's the dark horse candidate at the Oscars, but definitely a potential nominee for Best Picture! Does Knives Out have what it takes for the nomination and the gold?