KNIVES OUT'S NEAR-PERFECT FIRST MOVIE IS ON TV TONIGHT – CATCH UP BEFORE WAKE UP DEAD MAN HITS NETFLIX
The Knives Out series is back with its third entry, Wake Up Dead Man, which is currently showing in selected cinemas ahead of its release on Netflix soon. But if you want to head back to the beloved movie where it all began then you're in luck, as it's being shown on TV tonight.
The 2019 film is being shown on Channel 4 at 8.15pm, and should be available on the broadcaster's streaming service of the same name afterwards.
If you don't want to wait, the film is also available with a Netflix subscription or through the Lionsgate+ add-on channel via Prime Video. It can also be bought through Prime Video on special offer for £3.99 at the moment.
The first Knives Out film sees Daniel Craig star as detective Benoit Blanc, who is summoned to investigate the death of the bestselling author Harlan Thrombey.
Alongside Craig, the film stars Toni Colette, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, and – in her arguably breakout role – Ana de Armas.
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All three of the Knives Out films have a score of over 90% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. But the original one stands tallest, with a near-perfect score of 97% from 472 tracked critic reviews. Its user score is also super high at 92% from over 25,000 ratings from fans.
"Knives Out is never, ever dull and offers the kind of classy entertainment we could use more of on the big screen," wrote veteran critic and famous film historian Leonard Maltin, while Mark Kermode called it "deliciously entertaining" and said it "delivers more laugh-out-loud lines than most of the year’s alleged comedies".
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"What a kick to watch whip-smart director Rian Johnson shake the cobwebs off the whodunit genre and turn it into terrific, twisted, all-star fun that actually does keep you guessing until the deliciously slippery end," Rolling Stone said.
TIME wrote: "Johnson has taken the essential formula and made it his own. The picture is a delight, but even if it offers some nostalgic pleasures, it's also attuned to all the worries and, worse, the thoughtlessness that characterize the modern world."
Knives Out airs at 10.15pm on Channel 4, or can be streamed via Lionsgate+ on Prime Video or Netflix. The second film is available is on Netflix now, while the third is currently in selected cinemas ahead of its own Netflix recently.
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