Films like Knives Out
If you loved Knives Out, these films scratch the same itch: a crime, a list of suspects and a detective who sees what everyone else missed. We picked these by overlap with Knives Out: shared genres, themes, keywords and our derived attributes, then checked the list by hand. It is an approximation, so treat it as a starting point. Every pick has a TMDB rating of 7.0 or more from at least 1,000 votes, and new releases wait until their ratings settle.
Based on Knives Out.
- 1
Film7.1
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of...
US Netflix, UK Netflix
- 2
Zodiac (2007)
Film7.5
The true story of the investigation of the "Zodiac Killer", a serial killer who terrified the San Francisco Bay Area, taunting police with his...
US Kanopy, Paramount+, UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 3
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Film7.8
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A.
US Amazon Prime, iTunes (rent), UK Disney, Amazon Prime (rent)
- 4
Prisoners (2013)
Film8.0
Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing.
US Cinemax, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
- 5
Se7en (1995)
Film8.3
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Netflix, Amazon Prime (rent)
- 6
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Film7.2
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation...
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
- 7
Shutter Island (2010)
Film8.2
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but...
US MGM+, Paramount+, UK Amazon Prime, Chili (rent)
- 8
The Nice Guys (2016)
Film7.1
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK ITV, Amazon Prime (rent)
- 9
Clue (1985)
Film7.3
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr.
US MGM+, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 10
Identity (2003)
Film7.2
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer.
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime, Google Play (rent)
- 11
Chinatown (1974)
Film7.9
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California.
US Kanopy, Paramount+, UK NowTV, Amazon Prime (rent)
- 12
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Film8.2
Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also...
US Amazon Prime, Kanopy, UK Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent)
- 13
Mystic River (2003)
Film7.7
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.
US Amazon Prime (rent), Google Play (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 14
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Film7.8
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 15
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Film7.3
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice...
US Kanopy, Paramount+, UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 16
Gone Girl (2014)
Film7.9
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Disney, ITV
- 17
The Crimson Rivers (2000)
Film7.0
Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave...
US Kanopy, Amazon Prime (rent), UK Curzon (rent)
- 18
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Film7.2
Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could...
US Amazon Prime (rent), iTunes (rent), UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
- 19
Memento (2000)
Film8.2
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife.
US Amazon Prime, Kanopy, UK Chili (rent), Rakuten (buy)
- 20
Fargo (1996)
Film7.9
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt...
US Kanopy, MGM+, UK Amazon Prime (rent), Chili (rent)
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