Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.

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Giving Benoit Blanc a worthy mystery with its genuinely soulful fixation on faith and a scene-stealing Josh O'Connor performance, Wake Up Dead Man is another Knives Out puzzle that comes together splendidly.

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A twisted whodunit led by a most intriguing cast, Wake up Dead Man jolts the Knives Out franchise and delivers its best mystery yet.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

6d

3/5

A huge-budget variation on Sunday-evening mystery telly. As such, it will entertain Netflix viewers over Christmas. Though one or two might wonder if the streamer could have got three or four Poirots and a Marple for the same money.

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Roxana Hadadi

New York Magazine/Vulture

Dec 16

The franchise has always centered Blanc as the champion of the underserved, but in leaning away from his shenanigans and slapstick and making space for someone like Father Jud to illustrate the film’s worldview... shows how much it has on its mind.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Dec 16

3/4

There's plenty of life left in the continuing adventures of Benoit Blanc.

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Bob Grimm

Reno News and Review

3d

4/5

I confess that I had no idea how this was going to end, and this pleases me.

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Lisa Johnson Mandell

AtHomeInHollywood.com

3d

It has the three necessary things we expect from a Knives Out film: gleeful direction by Rian Johnson; Daniel Craig as Southern fried gentleman detective Benoit Blanc, and a killer cast (literally).

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Raúl Álvarez

El antepenúltimo mohicano

4d

4/5

«Daniel Craig was the best Bond and he is the best Blanc». [Full Review in Spanish]

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Synthea+

2d

Fantastic dialogue, plot, and characters. The cinematography was absolutely amazing.

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Derrick

2d

Good story line like the other Knives Out Movies

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ed p

3d

Great use of lighting. better than glass onion

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Do Not Waste Your Time & Money

5d

Desecrating that which is holy should not be entertainment. Now the limited distribution in theaters make sense.

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Karen S

5d

Really enjoyed this movie.

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Meryl G

6d

I just enjoy these Knives Out movies, with the over-the-top acting by familiar and beloved actors and the impeccable who dunnit plotlines that are novel and familiar at the same time.

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Synopsis

Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.

Director: Rian Johnson
Producer: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman
Screenwriter: Rian Johnson
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: T-Street
Rating: PG-13 (Some Crude Sexual Material|Smoking|Bloody Images|Strong Language|Violent Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2025
Runtime: 2h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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