Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

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Plot

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.

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Trailer Title Announcement Trailer Date Announcement Trailer Official Teaser Trailer Official Trailer Featurette The red carpet for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery at TIFF50 Featurette Daniel Craig on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Featurette The cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery on the LFF red carpet Featurette Miracles, Rain Machines & Jeremy Renner’s Comeback! Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man Cast Spill | BAFTA Featurette Interview with Director Rian Johnson Featurette Cast and Crew Q&A | TIFF 2025 Featurette 'Forks Out': A Benoit Blanc Sesame Street Mystery Featurette Which member of the KNIVES OUT cast would win a murder mystery game? Featurette Mystery ASMR with the Cast Featurette How Rian Johnson's Growing Up in the Church Shaped 'Wake Up Dead Man' Featurette Rian Johnson and the Cast and Crew at The Lineup Featurette Walk the WAKE UP DEAD MAN Red Carpet with Josh O'Connor at TIFF 2025 Featurette The Wake Up Dead Man Cast Try Benoit Blanc's Accent Featurette Josh O’Connor Talks Wake Up Dead Man, Frog Ponds, and More | Skip Intro Featurette Behind the Scenes with The Cast Featurette Rian Johnson on Creating the World of Wake Up Dead Man with Daniel Craig Featurette Josh O'Connor and Josh Brolin Interview Each Other Featurette Script to Screen - Meeting Featurette Cast Take You Behind the Scenes Featurette Script to Screen - Sermon

Cast

Daniel CraigBenoit Blanc

Josh O'ConnorFr. Jud Duplenticy

Glenn CloseMartha Delacroix

Josh BrolinMons. Jefferson Wicks

Mila KunisChief Geraldine Scott

Jeremy RennerDr. Nat Sharp

Kerry WashingtonVera Draven, Esq.

Andrew ScottLee Ross

Cailee SpaenySimone Vivane

Daryl McCormackCy Draven

Thomas Haden ChurchSamson Holt

Jeffrey WrightBp. Langstrom

Annie HamiltonGrace Wicks

James FaulknerRev. Prentice Wicks

Bridget EverettLouise

Noah SeganNikolai

Writers and directors

Rian JohnsonDirector

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TMDB reviews

Manuel São Bento ★ 8.0/10

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…8. Oct 2025

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

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…11. Dec 2025

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Chandler Danier ★ 7.0/10

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 s…28. Dec 2025

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Zara Schwartz

> **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 c…13. Jan 2026

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Brent Marchant ★ 8.0/10

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 offerin…28. Jan 2026

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