10 Mysterious Movie Openings That Left You Begging For More

10. Knives Out

Who doesn’t love a good old whodunnit story? Judging by the wild popularity of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, no one. The Star Wars: The Last Jedi director bounced back from such a disappointing stint in a galaxy far, far away with arguably his best work yet.

The story is what is planned to be the first of many based around Benoit Blanc, in which Daniel Craig’s Southern detective is pitted against what seems like an unsolvable case. The twists and turns, fake-outs and false finishes in Johnson’s tale would leave even Agatha Christie shaking her head.

As with all good murder mysteries, Knives Out started of course with a murder victim. Harlan Thrombey lay in his mansion with his throat slit, blood everywhere, to be discovered by his maid while delivering his breakfast. This was a simple opening, but it raised so many questions.

Who was the victim? Who killed him? Why did they kill him? How did they kill him? What did the dogs have to do with anything? What secrets did the giant mansion hold? This was easily the simplest part of the entire story, but opened the door to one of the greatest murder mysteries told in recent cinematic memory.