10 All-Star Cast Whodunnits To Watch Before Knives Out

10. Gosford Park (2001)

Gosford Park was considered a sort of return to form of the great Robert Altman, who had directed some of the best movies in most genres. He expertly manages to put his stamp on the mystery genre, with Gosford Park. The portrayal of the caste system where secrets and the true nature of individuals are slowly revealed makes it an ideal setting for a murder mystery.

One exciting thing about Gosford Park as a Robert Altman film that is how the director who is famous for encouraging spontaneous add libbing in his cast more or less remaining faithful to the script. Not that hard considering it was a script that eventually won an Academy Award for best original screenplay.

Writer Julian Fellowes initially created Downtown Abbey as its spin-off before evolving into its own beast. It is understandable how the former might have inspired the latter despite a significant shift in tone and being set decades earlier.

Even though at first glance, it might look like it is checking all the boxes of the whodunnit movie troupes. But it more or less ends up being a brilliant take on the genre while also tackling the unbending nature of the class system.