Netflix’s Wake Up Dead Man Review: The Best Knives Out Movie Is Also The Least Fun

Chief Scott, Benoit Blanco and Rev. Jud in bar in Wake Up Dead Man.

In honor of Daniel Craig's third feature outing as master investigator Benoit Blanc, I'd love to add a Southern twahy-ang to the entirety of this Wake Up Dead Man review — really give it some pahythos and chah-rick-tahr. But no matter how much I really want to dip my tootsies in those wahtuhs, I won't. For one, that schtick would just distract from the real point, which is something that Rian Johnson's Knives Out villains are known for, and I'm no villain. Second, it would take too long.

Wake Up Dead Man

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Release Date: November 26. 2025 (Limited Theatrical), December 12. 2025 (Netflix)
Directed By: Rian Johnson
Written By: Rian Johnson
Starring: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Andrew Scott, Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church
Rating: PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, strong language, some crude sexual material, and smoking.
Runtime: 144 minutes