Director
Rian Johnson
Leading Actors/Actresses
Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Plummer, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, and Toni Collette
Genre
Comedy-Mystery
Language
English
Awards
Rian Johnson was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Date of Release
November 27th, 2019
Producer
Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson
Setting and Context
The Thrombey estate in Massachusetts and the surrounding area
Narrator and Point of View
Told from a third-person point of view.
Tone and Mood
Brooding, Violent, Mysterious, Solemn, Energetic, and Shocking
Protagonist and Antagonist
Marta (Protagonist) vs. The Thrombeys (Antagonists)
Major Conflict
The main conflict boils down to: who killed Harlan and why?
Climax
When Blanc monologues about how - and why - Harlan died.
Foreshadowing
Ransom being the culprit behind the fire in the evidence building is foreshadowed during Marta and his conversation over lunch.
Understatement
Marta’s perseverance is understated towards the start of the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
To other mystery films like Clue, Gone Girl, and Murder on the Orient Express, the works of Agatha Christie, Johnson’s other films (like Brick), popular culture, religion, and the geography of the United States.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
The stories of many of the Thrombeys are paralleled throughout the film.
