Knives Out (2019)
Christopher Plummer: Harlan Thrombey
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Quotes
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[Marta and Harlan are playing "Go"]
Harlan Thrombey : I don't know how you beat me at this every time.
Marta Cabrera : I'm not trying to beat you. I'm creating a beautiful pattern.
Harlan Thrombey : That's elder abuse. I'm calling the AARP.
Marta Cabrera : Don't make me get the belt, Abuelo.
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Harlan Thrombey : [Talking to his caretaker, Marta Cabrera, about his grandson, Ransom Drysdale] There's so much of *me* in that kid. Confident. Stupid. I don't know... protected. Playing life like a game without consequences.
[Grabs a knife out of a nearby display stand]
Harlan Thrombey : Until you can't tell the difference
[pauses and takes the knife out of its sheath]
Harlan Thrombey : between a stage prop... and a real knife.
[Stabs the table in front of him with the knife blade; the knife remains upright]
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Harlan Thrombey : Why do men instinctively pull at loose threads on their parachutes?
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Harlan Thrombey : Close the book with a flourish.