Top 10 Movies Like Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (aka Knives Out 2)

Rian Johnson has directed the 2022 mystery movie ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ (also known as ‘Knives Out 2’) that is produced by Ram Bergman and director Johnson himself. The movie serves as the sequel to Johnson’s 2019 movie ‘Knives Out.

The plot of the movie revolves around a holiday turned upside down by a murder. Miles Bron, a tech billionaire, is the owner of a private Greek island where he invites his friends. But things get shaken as someone is found dead.

To solve the case detective Benoit Blanc is appointed.

Veteran English actor Daniel Craig has reprised his role of detective Benoit Blanc from the previous movie. Like the 2019 film, in this film too an ensemble cast has starred and like the 2019 film, this film also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022.

Other cast members of the movie include Edward Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, etc. The movie is set to release in the United States on November 23 and on Netflix on December 23.

Following is the list of other mystery movies that will quench your thirst for suspense and presumption before ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ arrive.

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Top 10 Movies Like ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’:

Knives Out (2019)-

Naturally the first movie of the Knives Out series tops this list. In this movie, Daniel Craig appears as detective Benoit Blanc for the first time. The plot follows a wealthy dysfunctional family amidst which Detective Blanc makes his appearance to solve the murder mystery of the death of the family patriarch.

Other ensemble cast members of the movie include Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Katherine Langford, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, etc. It premiered on September 7, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was later released in the United States on November 27 of the same year.

Enola Holmes 2 (2022)-

This is another anticipated mystery movie of 2022 and is the second movie of the Enola Holmes series. The plot centers around Nancy Springer’s fictional young detective Enola Holmes. But it is not based on any of Springer’s stories.

Rather, the 1888 matchgirls’ strike in London serves as inspiration for the plot. Cast members of the movie reprising their roles from the first film are Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes, Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, Louis Patridge as Tewkesbury, Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes, Susie Wokoma as Edith, Adeel Akhtar as Officer Lestrade.

The movie released on November 4, 2022, on Netflix.

The Nice Guys (2016)-

This is a neo-noir buddy action comedy thriller movie. The plot follows a tough enforcer and a private eye getting together in a team to search for a disappeared teenage girl.

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling play titular roles in the film. The movie was released in the United States on May 20, 2016.

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)-

Kenneth Branagh directed this mystery movie based on the same named mystery novel of 1934 written by Agatha Christie and her fictional Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

Kenneth Branagh portrayed Detective Poirot in the movie. It was released on November 10, 2017, in the United States.

Enola Holmes (2020)-

This is the first film adaptation of Nancy Springer’s fictional young detective Enola Holmes, daughter to her world-famous eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes, and equal to his genius and intelligence.

Milly Bobby Brown first appeared as Enola Holmes in the movie as she embarks upon a journey to find her mother (played by Helena Bonham Carter) and also ends up helping a naive young lord (played by Louis Patridge).

The movie was released on September 23, 20200 on Netflix.

Reminiscence (2021)-

In this movie, the main character does not necessarily investigate crimes but investigates the mind. Nick Bannister can get into the world of memory and the past. But his new client Mae brings a huge change in his life.

Hugh Jackman played Nick Bannister in the movie. It released on August 20, 2021, in the United States.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)-

This neo-noir psychological thriller movie is based on Stieg Larsson’s novel 2005. The plot revolves around a journalist Mikael Blomkvist’s (played by Daniel Craig) investigation for searching a missing girl who has disappeared for forty years.

The movie was released in the United States on December 21, 2011, and in the United Kingdom on December 26 the same year.

American Hustle (2013)-

This historical black comedy crime movie revolves around two con artists reluctantly teaming up with an FBI agent to carry out a sting operation on prominent people.

Amy Adams and Christian Bale starred as the con artists in the movie with Bradley Cooper as the FBI agent. The movie was released in the United States on December 13, 2013.

A Simple Favor (2018)-

This black comedy crime thriller movie revolves around a small-town vlogger’s effort to solve the missing case of her mysterious friend. The movie was released on September 14, 2018.

Murder Mystery (2019)-

Loosely based on ‘Murder on Orient Express, this comedy-mystery movie stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston and centers around a married couple as they get involved in a murder investigation on the yacht of a billionaire. The movie was released in the United States on June 14, 2019, on Netflix.