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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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

1d

This is funnier than the first two put together.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Dec 20

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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Emily Wheeler

Emily Wheeler Movie Ops

15h

Jud and Blanc's dynamic makes the movie a fascinating, not just entertaining, watch.

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

15h

3/5

Johnson's underlying strong sentiment on the topic at hand (yet again) sidelined the whodunit at its centre, rendering the tale increasingly shambolic [...] [but] Knives Out remains sugar-grade addictive.

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

1d

What really sets it up to be more than just a murder mystery is that Johnson is really in these larger questions. Here, we're being presented with two ways of embracing the world.

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Victoria

1d

As good as the 1st Knives Out. A lot better than the 2nd

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Gabe

3d

A very fun ride, great acting and kept us guessing the whole time!

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Melissa

5d

Phenomenal. The idea of forgiveness is so well played.

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Synthea+

Dec 23

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

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Derrick

Dec 23

Good story line like the other Knives Out Movies

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ed p

Dec 23

Great use of lighting. better than glass onion

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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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