Knives Out: Who's The Smartest Member of The Thrombey Family?

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Rian Johnson's colorful Knives Out cast introduced an army of characters that have been difficult to forget since the film's 2019 premiere. The whodunit featured a list of acclaimed stars including Christopher Plummer, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Michael Shannon, and Don Johnson.

Over the next few years, Knives Out sequels will feature the return of Daniel Craig's eccentric Detective Benoit Blanc. Knives Out's narrative revolves around the death of Harlan Thrombey, a renowned crime writer who appears to have been murdered on the evening of his birthday celebration. The film sets up the various members of his family as the suspects and whether any of them are capable of pulling the crime off is questioned.

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The members of the Thrombey and Drysdale family all have their own motives and flaws. Each of them is introduced in a manner that is designed to make viewers suspicious of their motives, but only one of them is guilty of harming Harlan. All the members of the Thrombey and Drysdale clan believe they are the smartest and most deserving of leadership or a reward from Harlan's inheritance, but only one of them is the savviest.

Who the most intellectual member of the family is can certainly be debated, but given the events of Knives Out, only Ransom Drysdale has a solid case to be considered the smartest. Of the biological members of the family, Ransom was capable of using the knowledge he has of each of them to his advantage. During the film, it is revealed that Ransom previously worked with Harlan over the summer. This subtle detail is enough to suggest that Ransom had more than enough time to pick up on Harlan's creative process and