Knox Goes Away movie storyline. After a job goes horribly wrong, John Knox (Michael Keaton) resigns himself to the knowledge that his contract killing days are over and starts gathering his assets to cash out. One night, though, his estranged son, Miles (James Marsden), shows up at his door.
Covered in blood and barely able to speak, he begs his father for help covering up a violent crime. Knox sees only one way out, developing a tricky scheme with multiple steps that require precise execution. He enlists the confidence of his friend Xavier (Al Pacino) to keep him on track and begins a race against the clock — and his quickly deteriorating condition — as the police begin to close in with their investigation.
Michael Keaton directs and plays Knox, a hitman losing his memory, putting him in a race against time to help his estranged son (James Marsden) cover up a messy crime. Michael Keaton returns to double duty, directing and acting in this crime drama about a hitman who is diagnosed with a fast-moving form of dementia, with one last task to take care of before he can fade away.
Keaton not only directs this smart script by Gregory Poirier (Rosewood) as a forlorn noir, but adds to his list of memorable performances, portraying Knox’s slow decline from the cold and calculating man who always has a plan, to the lost and confused father looking to make amends. Knox Goes Away makes its mark as a fresh entry into the genre, thanks to the compelling conceit of a man who’s not so eager to hold on to the memories of the things he’s done.
Knox Goes Away is a 2023 American thriller film directed by Michael Keaton and written by Gregory Poirier. It stars Keaton, Al Pacino, Marcia Gay Harden, James Marsden, Suzy Nakamura, John Hoogenakker, Joanna Kulig, Ray McKinnon and Lela Loren. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023. In November 2023, Saban Films acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, planning to release the film on March 15, 2024.
Knox Goes Away (2024)
Directed by: Michael Keaton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Al Pacino, Marcia Gay Harden, James Marsden, Suzy Nakamura, John Hoogenakker, Joanna Kulig, Ray McKinnon, Lela Loren. Natasha Galano, Nicole Reddinger
Screenplay by: Gregory Poirier
Production Design by: William Arnold
Cinematography by: Marshall Adams
Film Editing by: Jessica Hernandez
Costume Design by: Michele Michel
Set Decoration by: David Smith
Art Direction by: Glen Hall
Music by: Alex Heffes
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Saban Films
Release Date: September 10, 2023 (TIFF), March 15, 2024 (United States)
