Writer and director Rian Johnson is a murder-mystery master. He proved as much with his 2019 hit Knives Out, and did so again with the sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The new film, which you can now watch on Netflix, features a stellar cast of characters (Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Janelle Monae, and more) who are trapped at the home of a “friend” (Ed Norton) as they try to figure out who killed one of the guests—and more. The film was both funny and spellbinding—and had a twist that no one (except my stepsister) saw coming.
If you can’t wait for Knives Out 3 to satisfy your new whodunnit hunger, check out these 10 films next. They might not be Johnson’s creations, but trust us, they’re just as fun to solve. You’ll be an armchair detective in no time.
In Death on the Nile a newlywed couple invites their wedding guests on a cruise across the, yes, nile. But when someone is mysteriously shot, their vacation is upended. Suddenly, everyone on board is a suspect and sleuth Hercule Poirot is enlisted to solve the case.
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Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express, based on author Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name, follows 13 strangers on a glamorous train ride through Europe. (It’s not hard to see the connection to the film above, right? Both plots originally hale from Christie.) What starts as a fun journey turns into a complete nightmare when one passenger turns up dead. Luckily, super-sleuth Hercule Poirot is determined to find the killer.
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Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler star as a married couple in this laugh out loud mystery. The duo goes on vacation to save their waffling marriage, but their plans are foiled when they get framed for a murder. In order to clear their names—and get out of Europe alive—they have to find the real killer.
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Yep, that’s right, we think you should watch Clue—as in, the movie based on that board game from the 90s. This film adaptation follows six guests who are invited to a mysterious mansion for dinner. When the event’s host is killed, the guests and staff have to work together before more people wind up dead.
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And Then There Were None is a downright classic. Based on yet another Christie novel, this film follows seven guests who are invited to an isolated mansion by an unknown host. Shortly after they arrive, the guests are killed off one by one while those who remain race to identify the killer.
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This Christie adaptation is a bit different than the others, but don’t worry, it’s just as twisted. Crooked House follows a detective who is asked by his former lover to catch her grandfather’s murderer. If he can’t manage to do so, her family’s secrets will come to light.
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Mindhunters is like an episode of Criminal Minds gone wrong. In this underrated 2004 film, a group of FBI profilers are sent to a remote training center. When one of their colleagues is murdered by a simple game, they have to use their investigative skills to identify who is responsible.
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Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Teddy Daniels, a U.S Marshall turned detective, in Shutter Island. When a murderer escapes from a locked-down insane asylum, Daniels is sent to the facility to investigate. What he finds is a mind-boggling mystery that forces him to confront his own fears to solve it. 12 years post-release and this one still shocks.
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In this campy mystery, two tourists in Monte Carlo find a lost dog. When they try to return the pet, they discover the owner has been murdered. Suddenly, all the travelers they’ve met along the way become prime suspects—and are subjected to the questioning of Inspector Bonnard.
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OK, so no one gets killed in this movie but it’s still a fun conundrum. In fact, as one clever tweet pointed out, Mamma Mia has quite a few ties to Knives Out: Glass Onion. In Mamma Mia, James Bond (Daniel Craig in Glass Onion, Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia) is invited to a Greek Island to solve a mystery. Of course in the beloved Brosnan flick, there’s a lot less murder and a lot more singing. A musical mystery! What more could you ask for?
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Bria McNeal
Associate Staff Writer
Bria McNeal is a Manhattan based journalist who is patiently awaiting B5’s revival.
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