We’re supposed to respect Harlan for being a great artist in an old-school discipline, a storyteller who built his empire from the ground up. Yet for the movie to work, Harlan has to have presided over a viper’s nest of mercenary relatives for decades without being responsible for their behavior or complicit in their awfulness.
— Adam Nayman (The Ringer)
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.