This man was about to die because of her blunder, and the first thing he had thought of was getting her out of trouble. I know he doesn't really fear death, but he's just too likeable to me

Harlan was making sure Marta gets the will

-You got to be kidding me. -I am not. Do it.

Rest in peace, Christopher. Every film he touched became a masterpiece.

This old man is way too intelligent

Harlan: After the carved elephant Marta: No he said before. Was it? Harlan: Beaftefore the carved elephant

Does it take being a famous writer to hatch a plan so elaborate, because this is one of the most impressive plans I've seen be made on the fly.

The idea of a prolific murder mystery writer using his knowledge to cover up his own murder is an idea worthy of an entire movie by itself , and yet this film is so well written it only takes up 15 minutes in the first act. I love this movie so much.

"Ransom, are you back AGAIN already?" 🤔🤔🤨 The great-grandma saw everything!

I love how it almost seems like Harlan is ENJOYING his death being a murder-mystery. Like that must have been in his top 5 "Ways to go out" list.

1:50 Marta's foot never touched the windowsill, so when we see the mud later on, we have a hint , that there was someone else! So cool how you find new details every time.

At this point Harlan has already revised his will so that Marta inherits everything. He is therefore likely thinking that should he go to hospital and survive, Marta would be investigated for giving him the wrong medication, and despite it being accidental she could still lose the inheritance, which he has decided his own family does not deserve. So by stopping Marta from calling an ambulance, Harlan is also doing what he believes is necessary to ensure Marta inherits everything.

God he’s so great in this scene and this film, such a massive presence throughout despite only being in a handful of scenes. A testament to his incredible talent, RIP Christopher Plummer.

1:50 "And this is the tricky part." "THIS is the tricky part?!" 😂😂

"Beafterfore the carved elephant" XD

Harlan reacted very quick and analysed a plan to save Marta. If she had given him the wrong dose he wouldn't be able to think like that

I love how it makes sense how Harlan could think of such an elaborate plan on the spot, because he's literally a murder mystery author who has to think of plans like this for all his books

This whole scene made me fall in love with Harlan and his relationship with Marta. RIP Christopher Plummer

I've watched this movie 4 times now. Each time I've rewatched this movie I've picked up on new Easter Eggs, foreshadowing, etc. If you pay attention to details the movie can be quite revealing. Which I really love! For example, Richard actually exposes himself cheating on his wife by throwing the baseball out the window when looking for the hidden letter that Harlan wrote. Next, later on, as Blanc and Marta are combing the mansion for clues he throws the baseball for the dogs in the yard but instead, they return the broken lattice, leaving the baseball out in the yard. Finally, near the end of the movie we see Linda returning the recovered baseball to her late father's study. There she finds the letter open and thus revealing Richard being a cheater. Full circle. Like a donut hole within a donut... Also, when Ransom is first revealed to us the dogs are barking at him and jumping on him like crazy. The same testimony we are told that when the dogs were heard barking late at night from when he came back to mess with the medicine bag. Additionally, just after Marta talks to Blanc at night (during the cigar lighting scene) on the patio, we see Marta go home and we walk in to see her mom watching the old TV show Murder She Wrote. Finally, you can also see the painting of Harlan change from having a stoic/concerned look (when Marta is looking at it before her interview with Blanc), and then when the mystery is solved at the end of the movie we can see Harlan smirking/smiling. These are just some of my favorite ones that I noticed! Others include the foreshadowing of the stage prop knife from Harlan and then Ransom stabbing Marta with a "stage prop" knife and the family getting Marta's nationality wrong every time they mention where she is from. I believe this movie was wonderfully written and shot. I can't wait for the second one to come out!

If you're a legendary actor and you're going to go out after 70 years on stage and screen, Knives Out is about the best you can ask for. Damn, Christopher. Well done. RIP.

Can we all just agree that, regardless of how anyone feels about Last Jedi, Rian Johnson did a great job with this movie?

1:47 The tricky part, YES! the tricky part! her shoes never touched the window! Where Blanc finds mud on it! Brilliant director.

This film absolutely nailed the art of using flashbacks to tell the story, a choice that always has the risk of slowing the movie down. But see how interestingly each flashback sequence provides us new information that pushes the story forward.

Christopher Plummer is such a great actor! Harlan was one of the best parts of the whole film!

RIP Christopher Plummer.

What makes this all even more depressing - she didn’t give him wrong meds. The murderer did switch them, but she was just such a great nurse she still have right dosage to him 😢

I can't help but wonder if Agatha Christie hatched the same plan when she disappeared.

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This is masterful misdirection. Have the audience think that it is all revealed early so they do not try to solve the mystery before the characters do. In the theatre I was thinking "What a twist it was a mystery after all." A double expectation subversion if you will.

Rest in Peace to the man, the myth, the legend, Christopher Plummer, aka Harlan Thrombey. 1929-2021.

In the context "Beafterfore the carved elephant." is and will be for some time the funniest line I've ever heard in a movie.

Gutted to hear he passed. Incredibly talented

This man's probably thought of a million ways to murder someone in that house and get away with it while writing his books. He was incredibly well prepared for this situation.

There were literally hidden easter eggs strewn over the course of this film that really portray how well-directed the plot truly was. In this case, it was mentioned how many minutes (10) Harlan had before he overdosed, yet there were never any signs of bodily breakdown, yet as the audience, we tend to simply dismiss it as we are captivated by the intricate plan he weaves for Marta. Only to see how important it was at the end of the movie with the big reveal.

My house My rules My coffee

He was such a giving man.

Rip Christopher Plummer

RIP Christopher Plummer, I didn't know to much about his films but it's still sad he's gone ☹️

This man used what he thought the last minutes of his life to creat a plan just to make sure his friend (and her family) would not get into trouble. What a great man !

Christopher Plummer is a gem

"Leave the way you came. And DON'T be seen." "Ransom?" (YOU WERE SEEN!!!)😵 Mission failed! Try again😂

A second time for Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer to star in a detective story together. Rest easy, Mr. Plummer.

I like Harlan, he’s so clever and funny 😁

RIP to Christopher Plummer 🙏😔

Watching it now: look at the tire tracks on the road. If you've seen the whole movie, you know whether she's supposed to turn before or after the carved elephant. Also: notice how Marta enters the trick window, and what she DOESN'T do on her way in. It's leads to another subtle hint later on that something else is going on.

RIP Christopher Plummer :’(

Rest In Peace Christopher Plummer. Such a legend that blessed us all with his presence in these films.

Staged his suicide in order to protect her. Finds out later that she's such a good nurse that she doesn't even need to read the labels. She can tell which medication is which just by FEELING the viscosity level of each liquids. Despite ransom making the switcheroo Hires a detective in order for him to incriminate Marta despite the toxicology report will come back as Marta giving Harlan the CORRECT medication. Which back fires completely for Ransom. Fortunalty for Ransom he gained a CONFESSION out of Marta. Considering she can't lie. If she were to lie that she did NOT confess in the courts. She'd puke. Fran tries to black mail Ransom. Backfires completely. Burns the toxicology report Fran had. Not knowing that Fran had a back up copy in her (stash) Marta meets Fran attempts to save her. Back at the Tromsbey home. Going through Blanc's analysis. Benoit pieces the clues together. From the toxicology report. Pressures Ransom with assumed evidences that links and suggests that Ransom was the culprit who switched the medication, burned down the toxicology place, tried to frame Marta with the burning of the toxicology evidence and for the killing of Fran. Marta lied about Fran being alive. Which ultimately led to a confession from Ransom. Thus sparking anger from Ransom which led to attempted murder on Marta's life. Luckily Ransom played life like a game and couldn't tell a real knife from a fake one. Marta kept the HUMUNGOUS inheritance. However in the end. Marta will most likely support them financially.

It sucks that he died for nothing, but I honestly think this is the exact kind of death he would have wanted. He's so animated and completely in his element while planning his own demise. And he got to do it on his own terms, his final mystery game.

I like how it misleads the audience, when it says pull off before the carved elephant, but really it was after

RIP Christopher Plummer

Fun fact, the actress who played great nana or Harlan’s mother is in reality ten years younger than Cristopher Plummer

I loved how they played with expectations with this movie. Going in knowling lots of classic murder stories I expected Christopher Plummer's character to be the typical rich douchebag but he turned out to be a real bro

RIP Christopher Plummer. Thank you for being a great friend to Marta

The best scene in the entire movie! RIP Christopher Plummer thanks for everything from The Sound of Music to this! ♥️

Rip Cristopher Plummer

Harlan really loved Marta. He did his best to protect her.

r.i.p christopher plummer!

He loved murder mystery so much that his death became one

I don't think Christopher Plummer got enough credit for this incredible performance 🙌🏻

Rest in peace sir! Love all of your performances!!!

RIP OUR GREAT CHRITOPHER PLUMMER.. YOU WILL BE MISSED

R. I. P LEGEND 😭😭😭

Rest in peace Christopher Plummer 😥💔

Harlan thought to himself, "Who amongst his family, deserves to get his wealth?" And he thought of Marta because she became his family and he acted accordingly. He hoped that this cut would push his family to be better. Each one of them was living in his shadow, not just financially

i swear when i see this scene its so intense

Such an example of love and incredible wits all in one

this movie is freaking amazing such a good detective thriller film.

"Ransom? Back again already?" ❗❗❗

Rip dad

Rip legend

THIS MOVIE IS SO GOOD

Another example of how much Ransom really is the apple of Harlan’s eye, is that that Ransom came up with an incredibly similar plan before this even happened. He used the same route, even better because he actually avoided cameras, and climbed the same path and even got caught by the same person, all to arrange for Harlan’s death. He and his grandpa thought up the exact same wacky murder mystery right after another completely independent of one another.

Harlam is such a sigma male. When he was about to die he wrote it as a plot for a murder scene.

"Beafterfor" kills me, lol

For some reason, it’s like Harlan figured out that he was murdered by someone in his family because of the will. He knew that he had to protect Martha right away.

1:45 The painting is a person climbing through a window, and then behind the wall, Marta climbs through the window the exact same way

This is exposition done right

An old man like him, no matter how smart, can't make a delicate plan on the fly like that if he was really overdosed, which is an early clue that Harlan was never overdosed in the first place.

R.I.P.

Rest well Christopher 😭

I always wondered if Harlan new Marta was being set up I seem to me like a lot more minutes past were Harlan should’ve been showing signs of overdose and he seem to have remarkable clarity for someone who we just have an overdose. As a nurse you think she would have picked up on like how come he’s not getting sweaty you’re sick or incoherent. Oh well if she did then there would’ve been no other place to go on a movie I suppose.

He really did close the book with a flourish;

Rest In Peace, Legend. ❤️ 12/13/1929-2/5/21

Good man.

Masterpiece

predicted..... RIP

Harlan saw Marta as his one true family given how broken his real family is.

Arngeir is still a hell of a good teacher

christopher plummer was great but ana de armas panic and awkwardness elevated the whole movie so well, can't wait for the third installment!

This was one of the best plans i have ever heard of

R.I.P. Charlie Plummer

What's great is that Ransom goes about his own plan the same way Harlan has Marta do it, he really is the most like his Grandfather.

I'm watching him again because IGN News say Christopher Plummer dies :( RIP sir

May he rest in peace :(

This movie was so underrated

Just realizing "Ranson, are you back again already!?" is showing how it was Ranson was already there to start the entire thing.

The world's sturdiest trellis. Probably deliberate though since it's a trick window at the top.

When you realise the killer of the movie was revealed right at the start of the film

rip