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Overall Rank: 7807
Average Rating: 3.1/4
# of Ratings: 4
Theatrical Release Date: 11/26/2025
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner
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3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 12/13/2025
Rian Johnson goes for a much darker "Knives Out Mystery" with "Wake Up Dead Man." Just as twisty and unexpected as the other two, but its critiques on zealotry and cult of personality in a time where Christianity is being weaponized on a regular basis make this the most provocative entry in the franchise.
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American Gothic Murder Mystery
Chris Kavan - wrote on 12/14/2025
Wake Up Dead Man is the third modern mystery directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig as the Southern detective Benoit Blanc.
This time around a small community and a flagging church are the setting as Father Jud Duplenticy (Josh O'Connor) is sent to Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude presided over by Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) and his small congregation - small because the Monsignor seems very good at driving most people away. His fiery temperament is derived partly from the death of his mother Grace Wicks (Annie Hamilton) who was dubbed the "harlot whore" and is a frequent target of his incendiary preaching. After the death of his grandfather, the Reverend Prentice Wicks (James Faulkner), Grace was due an inheritance but quickly learned it was hidden away …
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