Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2025-11-26) |
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| Awards: | 6 wins & 55 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $1,600,000 |
| Screen: | Rian Johnson |
| Productions: | T-Street |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 8784: Daniel Craig - Benoit Blanc
- 1206334: Josh O'Connor - Fr. Jud Duplenticy
- 515: Glenn Close - Martha Delacroix
- 16851: Josh Brolin - Mons. Jefferson Wicks
- 18973: Mila Kunis - Chief Geraldine Scott
- 17604: Jeremy Renner - Dr. Nat Sharp
- 11703: Kerry Washington - Vera Draven, Esq.
Crews
- 67367: Rian Johnson - Writer - Writing
- 60047: Ram Bergman - Producer - Production
- 67367: Rian Johnson - Producer - Production
- 67367: Rian Johnson - Director - Directing
- 69077: Nathan Johnson - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 59667: Steve Yedlin - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1226: Rick Heinrichs - Production Design - Art
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Reviews
Manuel São Bento
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FULL 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 franchise. The howdunnit mechanics ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Pugilistic 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 is quite an eccentric little congr ....
Continue reading ->Chandler Danier
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Man 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 false endings ignore a recently e ....
Continue reading ->Zara Schwartz
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> **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 very long, very clever conversation ....
Continue reading ->Brent Marchant
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How refreshing it is when a movie turns out to be better than expected. And such is very much the case in this third installment in the “Knives Out” murder mystery franchise, arguably the best offering in the series. In the interest of full disclosure, I was not particularly looking ....
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