The Knives Out House Filming Location: Where was Knives Out filmed?
Posted by Ra Moon
Knives Out was filmed in and around Boston, Massachusetts. The house is the key location of the film, becoming a full-scale Clue board game.
The movie is a brilliant comedy thriller, a classic whodunit story inspired by the original Joseph L. Mankiewicz Sleuth film from 1972 starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
The movie is a brilliant comedy thriller, a classic whodunit story inspired by the original Joseph L. Mankiewicz Sleuth film from 1972 starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine.
The plot revolves around a dysfunctional family that is brought together to celebrate the 85th birthday of novelist and wealthy patriarch Harlan Thrombey. The next morning, Thrombey is found lifeless in his opulent mansion.
The house was filmed at three different locations. Welcome to our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of Knives Out.
Also, you’ll find a mysterious article revealing all the locations where the sequel, Glass Onion, was filmed following this link.
The Knives Out House
Most of the film takes place in Ames Mansion, a 1920s home located south of Boston in Borderland State Park.
This manor, which has belonged to the same family for more than 100 years, provided interiors like the main hall and library.
Production designer David Crank commented in an interview that they only used the first floor of the house and sections of the exterior.
The crew built the second and the third floor on a soundstage.
The exterior of Harlan Thrombey's house was filmed in a mansion located west of Boston. The property is a private residence and is not open to the public.
A representative of the family contacted us to take out references to the exact location of the estate, including those in the comments as well.
The unexpected success of the movie has caused an interest in the house which is very unwelcome for the owners.
Image courtesy of Lionsgate and Google Maps
The bar where Ransom Drysdale talks to Marta Cabrera is called On the Trax (previously known as the Flat Penny Bar and Grill).
The restaurant is located at 263 West Street in Berlin.
Image courtesy of Lionsgate and Google Maps
Hugh Ransom Drysdale's house is a modernist home built in the 1950s in Brown’s Wood neighborhood, Lincoln.
It belongs to a project that began in 1953 to establish a community to live cooperatively with houses open to their natural settings in a practical and efficient way.
Community members built 23 houses, designed by the era’s best local modernist architects, nestled into the woods on Laurel Drive, Conant Road, and Moccasin Hill.
Image courtesy of Lionsgate - Map
The Norfolk County Medical Examiner building is the old Registry of Motor Vehicles building on Marlborough's Maple Street.
Image courtesy of Lionsgate and Google Maps
The car chase scene goes through Downtown Natick (the town in Middlesex County, part of the Greater Boston area) on Main Street and Central Street.
This is also one of the locations where The Holdovers was filmed.
Image courtesy of Marc N. Belanger - Map
Several scenes are set in Maynard. The car chase was also recorded at Maynard Mill (pictured at the left), now known as Clock Tower Place.
John's Cleaners is a real business, situated on the right of the image in Main St. The alley is in Waltham, right off Moody Street.
Some more reported filming locations include Medfield State Hospital and Canton.
Image courtesy of Lionsgate and Google Maps
This film by Star Wars: The Last Jedi director, Rian Johnson, boasts a stellar cast including the current reigning James Bond, Daniel Craig, playing an American Poirot detective, Benoit Blanc.
Also joining the cast are Captain America Chris Evans, Don Johnson (Watchmen, Miami Vice), Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween), Ana De Armas (Blade Runner 2049), Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music, All the Money in the World), Toni Collette (Unbelievable), Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why), Jaeden Martell (It) and Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water).
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Husband and I went to see the movie today...it is fabulous! Loved all the twists and turns as you went down the journey with the movie theater audience to help solve the murder. Lots of ahs and I told you so whispers in the audience. Daniel Craig was outstanding. Always have been a Don Johnson fan so he was easy on the eyes to watch! Go and enjoy this awesome entertaining movie! M-
ReplyDeleteThe two pictures of the mansion posted ARE the same estate.....
ReplyDeleteOne was a screenshot, the other one from the making of the movie.
DeleteMain Street in Maynard is featured prominently, including the Maynard Mill, now known as Clock Tower Place, and John's Cleaners, which used to be my dry cleaner!
ReplyDeleteis anyone aware of the name or location of Ransom's house in the movie~?
ReplyDeleteCame to ask the same question.
DeleteMe too
DeleteMe too, still trying to find it
DeleteBest I can come up with is the Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Trying to confirm.
DeleteThat house is for sale!
Deletehttp://realestate.boston.com/buying/2020/04/23/chris-evans-house-knives-out-for-sale/
Marlborough ma is not in Norfolk county it is in Middlesex county!
ReplyDeleteThe Norfolk Medical Examiners (that was on fire) was the old Registry building at the corner of Mill and Maple st ( rte 85) in Marlboro, ma. https:// binged.it/2QLbx6P
ReplyDeletewhy did they change the county name that Marlboro is in?
ReplyDeletewhy did the letterhead have the wrong county?
Yes....Marlborough and Natick are Middlesex County, Wellesley is Norfolk County. I wonder why they used Norfolk County....is the house actually in Wellesley???
DeleteThe restaurant is "The Flat Penny" located just off Rt 62 in Berlin, MA, near the Berlin/Clinton town line.
ReplyDeleteThat's great, thanks to you all for your help!
DeleteIt’s changed names now, it’s “On the Trax” same address, but if anyone wanted to go there they’d have a hard time finding the Flat Penny now
DeleteIt is now called On The Trax - the Flat Penny closed in 2019. The new place is good.
DeleteWhat was the modern house that belonged to Chris Evans' character?
ReplyDeleteIt is in Lincoln. I wonder if he knew the house going to LS he would have been familiar with that area. I recognized the house.
DeleteSeveral shots were in Natick Center, on both Main Street and Central Street. The chase scene looks like it was filmed on state Route 27 north of Medfield, heading to the Charles River when they turned off on Hospital Road.
ReplyDeleteThis is true. While some of the chase scenes may have been in Maynard, there were definitely some filmed in Downtown Natick: I recognized several locations while watching that chase: one shot southbound on Rte 27, crossing the bridge over the railroad tracks, one westbound on Rte 135 passing the brick buildings of downtown, and one eastbound on rte 135 passing the congregational church across the street from Natick common.
DeleteDuring the chase scene, was there a shot in South Natick heading south on Pleasant Street with the Charles River dam in the background?
Deletehttps://www.google.com/maps/@42.2857219,-71.3482677,3a,75y,130.71h,86.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIbPI3FwH1hgXmpopI5oDXQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 is definitely seen in the movie.
DeleteRoute 27 & Hospital Road in Medfield is at https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2089114,-71.3433265,3a,75y,324.22h,76.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stooydtE-qRtwri1QQfvU0g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
DeleteChris Evans house is in Lincoln, I believe in the brownswood area.
ReplyDeleteBreuer house?
DeleteThanks, it's not the Breuer house but it is located in Brown’s Wood neighborhood.
DeleteAnd Ransom Drysdale's house is for sale!!
ReplyDeleteMidmod, please tell me more
ReplyDeleteThe house was in South Natick, and there were scenes in downtown Natick
ReplyDeleteI'm from Natick and it looks so familiar but I can't place it!
DeleteIt is great seeing all the local scenes....When I saw the "lab' burning Heyyyy that's the olde Marlboro registry on 85 : )
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