Story Line
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.
“He works in mysterious ways.”
Top Cast
Daniel Craig
Benoit Blanc
Josh O'Connor
Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Glenn Close
Martha Delacroix
Josh Brolin
Mons. Jefferson Wicks
Mila Kunis
Chief Geraldine Scott
Jeremy Renner
Dr. Nat Sharp
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
2025-11-26
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
ThrillerMysteryComedy
Part of the Series
Knives Out Collection
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User Reviews (5)
Manuel São Bento
8/10
•10/8/2025FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/wake-up-dead-man-review/
"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery exceeds expectations by diving into a darker register without losing the layers of humor and captivating mystery that define the fra...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•12/11/2025Pugilistic priest “Fr. Jud” (Josh O’Connor) has lost his temper with a deacon and been consigned to a remote country parish where his plain-speaking bishop (Jeffrey Wright) hopes he can do less damage. Upon his arrival, though, he realises that this ...
Chandler Danier
7/10
•12/28/2025Man oh man. Christianity is making a comeback. Let’s all listen to holy men say holy things for the whole runtime.
The mystery is stupidly mysterious. The whole thing feels sloppy but I found the slop a little more welcoming than the last one. The...
Zara Schwartz
No rating•1/13/2026
> **A Puzzle That Knows You’re Watching It**
I walked out of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery feeling mentally wrung out—in the best way. It was one of those rare cinema experiences where I could feel my brain buzzing, like I’d just had a ve...