Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025 · directed by Rian Johnson

Rating
76/100
Hit
no

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.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), directed by Rian Johnson, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

Crew

  • Steve Yedlin — Director of Photography
  • Bob Ducsay — Editor
  • Nathan Johnson — Original Music Composer
  • Rian Johnson — Writer

More from Rian Johnson

  1. Knives Out (2019) — 83/100 · hit
  2. Looper (2012) — 78/100
  3. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — 77/100
  4. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — 76/100
  5. Brick (2006) — 72/100
  6. The Brothers Bloom (2009) — 64/100

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