History Heartwarming / KnivesOut

* Though we don't see much of the Cabrera family they are, hands down, far more stable than the Thrombeys. As early as the movie's second scene Marta's mother is trying to be aware of her daughter's sensitivities in the wake of Harlan's death by asking Marta's sister to turn off the murder mystery she was watching. Then there's nothing but warm interactions between Marta and her mother when she comes home that night.

** And while his death may have turned out to be a SenselessSacrifice, he cared about Marta enough that he chose to literally give his life for her and came up with an elaborate scheme just so she wouldn't get in trouble for his death, even if accidental, especially knowing her undocumented mother would also be at risk should legal authorities need to look deeper into Marta.

** Meta-heartwarming: he is played by Noah Segan, who had previous played one of the antagonists in Brick and Looper. Considering the fact that both films were by the same director, it's genuinely nice to see him play a character who isn't a villain and a ButtMonkey.

* Meg proves to be the only Thrombey other than Harlan to genuinely care about Marta. While several of the other Thrombreys simply claim to view Marta in high regards, Meg actually shows it, from greeting her like a sister, getting angered when police tried to stop Marta from entering the house and referred to her as "the help," comforting Marta alongside Fran when they believe Marta needs it, and later on, tries to convince Joni that Marta should get the inheritance like what Harlan wanted. True, she later ends up telling the others about Marta's family's illegal immigrant status, but she could easily have been gang-pressed into that.

** And while his death may have turned out to be a SenselessSacrifice, he cared about Marta enough that he didn’t want her to get in trouble for his death, even if accidental, and came up with an elaborate scheme just to cover for her, especially also knowing her undocumented mother would be at risk should any legal authorities need to look deeper into Marta.

* Despite ultimately turning on her, Meg proves to be the only Thrombey other than Harlan to genuinely care about Marta. While several of the other Thrombreys simply claim to view Marta in high regards, Meg actually shows it, from greeting her like a sister, getting angered when police tried to stop Marta from entering the house and referred to her as "the help", comforting Marta alongside Fran when they believe Marta needs it, and later on, tries to convince Joni that Marta should get the inheritance like what Harlan wanted.

* Despite ultimately turning on her, Meg proves to be the only Thrombey other than Harlan to genuinely care about Marta. While the other Thrombreys simply claim to view Marta in high regards, Meg greets her like a sister, gets angered when police tried to stop Marta from entering the house and refer to her as "the help", and later on, tries to convince Joni that Marta should get the inheritance like what Harlan wanted.

* Telling Marta she didn't kill Harlan because she knew what she was doing "Because you're a good nurse." For a character who is as much of a [[TheWoobie Woobie]] as Marta, even that simple recognition means a lot.

** Telling Marta she didn't kill Harlan because she knew what she was doing "Because you're a good nurse." For a character who is as much of a [[TheWoobie Woobie]] as Marta, even that simple recognition means a lot.

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* Trooper Wagner is just so obviously but respectfully giddy that you can't help but feel good for him being involved in what seems exactly like the kind of case that drew him into policework.

* Marta's relationship with Harlan - from the brief moments we see the warmth and playfulness between them makes it clear how close the two of them were.

* Though we don't see much of the Cabrera family they are, hands down, far more stable than the Thrombeys. As early as the movie's second scene Marta's mother is trying to be aware of her daughter's sensitivities in the wake of Harlan's death by asking Marta's sister to turn off the murder mystery she was watching. Then there's nothing but warm interactions between Marta and her mother when she comes home that night.

* In the final scene, after everything she's gone through, Marta looks at Harlan's portrait. Despite wearing a grim expression throughout the film, he now looks at her with a kind, proud smile.

* In addition to the above, Linda is also shown to adore her father's dogs, greeting them with a joyful "Hello, puppy!" when they come running to her, and petting one during Marta's attempted confession.

* In addition to the above, Linda is also shown to adore her father's dogs, greeting them with a joyful "Hello, puppy!" when they come running to her.

* Despite being just as horrible and vicious as the rest of her family, Harlan's eldest daughter Linda revealing to Walt that she does actually mourn her father's death, seemingly the only one of her family who does miss him and isn't just preoccupied with who gets what in the will.

** Telling Marta [[spoiler: she didn't kill Harlan because she knew what she was doing "Because you're a good nurse."]] For a character who is as much of a [[TheWoobie Woobie]] as Marta, even that simple recognition means a lot.