| United States | 'A delicious throwback to the all-star whodunit, this juicy comedy thriller is a treat from start to finish' | POS |
| United States | 'Johnson shows that there’s life left in the genre, paying crowd-pleasing tribute to the likes of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Ruth Rendell' | POS |
| United States | 'The world needs more movies like 'Knives Out' (..) It’s an impeccably constructed roller coaster ride created by a mad (but meticulous) engineer, | POS |
| United States | 'Johnson has crafted a film that’s both a loving homage to locked room mysteries and a giddy, laugh-out-loud funny comedy that keeps pulling the rug out from under you just when you think you’ve found your footing. It’s a total blast.' | POS |
| United States | 'A crackling, devious, and hugely satisfying old-school whodunnit with a modern twist' | POS |
| United States | 'The twists are kinked and amusing (..) Johnson understands that one of the pleasures of mystery stories is how they turn viewers into detectives (..) [He] scatters enough hints to keep you busy guessing' | POS |
| United States | 'It’s all terrific, twisted fun that actually does keep you guessing until the deliciously slippery end (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| United States | 'Johnson tweaks the usual structure of drawing room murder mysteries to deliver something a bit hipper and more subversive (..) 'Knives Out' surprises as much as it satisfies our desire for the traditional way of things' | POS |
| United States | 'Knives Out isn’t just deviously intelligent but also consistently gut-busting, and an impeccably crafted blast of Hollywood entertainment, built around several exceptional performances' | POS |
| United States | 'Ingenious and irresistible, 'Knives Out' is a criminally good time' | POS |
| United States | 'One of the most purely entertaining films in years. It is the work of a cinematic magician, one who keeps you so focused on what the left hand is doing that you miss the right (..) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)' | POS |
| United States | '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.' | POS |
| United Kingdom | '[Johnson] is a self-confessed fan of the mystery author and has managed to concoct a contemporary whodunnit that both respects and revises the subgenre. In other words, with 'Knives Out', he’s killed it. (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| United Kingdom | 'Daniel Craig has a blast in a murderously fun whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie (..) Rating: ★★★★★ (sobre 5)' | POS |
| United Kingdom | 'It’s a terrific chamber piece that works on many levels (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| United Kingdom | 'A sly, wry and nimble homage to the murder mysteries of yesteryear, with a modern spin. And it’s exactly as fun as you’d hope (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| United Kingdom | 'What’s important is this: 'Knives Out' is proof that biting satire doesn’t have to come at the expense of genuine humanity (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| United Kingdom | 'A supremely entertaining update on the classic whodunnit a la Agatha Christie (..) It's worth seeing in the cinema (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Canada | 'Knives Out' stabs your whodunit expectations in the back, and you’ll thank it for the bloody wound (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)' | POS |
| Canada | 'Much of the pleasure of 'Knives Out' is in trying to keep up with a plot that keeps reconfiguring itself in front of our eyes' | POS |
| Ireland | 'A delight of a movie (..) It’s over before you have time to question the logic. Great fun (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Ireland | 'A trite, pale comedy that tries to be as infantile as it can be within the bounds of adult entertainment (…) Rating: ½ (out of 5)' | NEG |
| Ireland | 'A lovely comic turn from Daniel Craig (..) [It] is a cut above the usual amiable nonsense, and rescues a tired formula with ingenuity and wit (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Ireland | 'A total delight to watch and a must-see for any fans of the murder mystery genre (..) It updates the genre for the 21st century (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Australia | 'It’s a great film for the whole family, but be careful: you might not want to give them any ideas (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Australia | 'As a feat of narrative gymnastics, 'Knives Out' sets the bar very high (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)' | POS |
| Australia | 'Johnson brings with 'Knives Out' a sense of purpose that exists outside of rehashing nostalgia' | POS |
