Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2025 • Thriller
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"Wake Up Dead Man" is a solid who-done-it told somewhat out of order. I personally wasn't bothered by Daniel Craig's accent as ridiculous as it is. The mystery itself is intriguing. As you watch, you will want to step into Benoit Blanc's shoes and solve it yourself.
A girl get's slapped (the scene is shown twice), at least on person is killed (duh), but the only thing that really stands out is one scene involving bodies dissolving in acid.
Synopsis
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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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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Character is left with a woman who is made to believe she is the characters illegitimate sister, finds out she actually had the character dumped on her after real father did not acknowledge the parentage of character.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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A child is hit in the face a few times
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The child who has been hit in the face forgives the hitter
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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cloudyro
One of the characters takes a lot of alcohol to cope. It is not shown a lot on screen but it is relevant to that character’s storyline.
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Is there addiction?
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to alcohol
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Is someone held under water?
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No: they find a scene where it looks like someone was held under liquid, but it isn't water, and (spoiler) they were already dead when it happened
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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cloudyro
A girl. The same one mentioned earlier.
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Is someone buried alive?
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Not buried but put into a tomb they can leave at any time.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Quite a big theme in this film
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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As the other comment mentioned, they are already dead and it this moment is played for laughs, or at least everyone at the theater I saw it at laughed.
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
Is there excessive gore?
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no - someone is stabbed in the back with a lot of blood and someone’s remains are shown in a vat of acid, but it mostly just looks like a skeleton
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Are any hands damaged?
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Not shown on screen, we just see the aftermath.
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Is there body horror?
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No but a dead body's arms are melted off with some sort of corrosive material offscreen
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Is someone choked?
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Two characters are "posed" to portray a choking. No actual choking occurs.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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No, a kid is attacked in a flashback but she's fine
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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A character commits suicide due to their guilt but no one sacrifices themselves to save another
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Is the r-slur used?
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The "lib**rd" variant is used
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Supporting Character is in a wheelchair and has an unspecified "chronic illness" however the actress is able-bodied.
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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There's mention that somebody's dad had an illegitimate son, presumably then not with the character's mother.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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wrenbreeze
Protagonist is forcefully removed from a situation by Benoit Blanc.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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During the flashing scene when they’re thrashing in the woods.
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Are there ghosts?
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Someone is coming back from the dead but is only shown corporeal, not ghostlike
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Is someone possessed?
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Around 13:00, a woman is described and shown in a “demonic rage”.
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Does someone vomit?
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There is a gag (due to bad smell) as a couple characters are heading downstairs to a basement, but safe, no v.
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Stabbing. A corpse is examined and touched.
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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No but there is implied transphobia, we don't witness it but certainly see video titles that indicate it
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Live Theatre
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Is there smoke or haze?
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The forest is quite misty
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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No. A very expensive and possibly sentimental statue/jewelry box is destroyed, but the only person who might care doesn't find out.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
There's a scene of someone destroying the inside of a church, including old looking statues and the cross hanging at the front, but nobody is like "oh no, my favorite statue!" or anything.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Not a primary character but someone offscreen spoken about in one scene.
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Mental Health
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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LightJest
A character is put into a coffin
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Anonymous
A character blacks out and wakes up next to a dead body, but they were punched. Nonetheless, there's an implication they blacked out and killed them.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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A character ingests a poison off screen and passes away on screen.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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It's a mystery movie; you have to reconsider what you know constantly. There's lots of plots and deceptions, pretty on par with the other two films'.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
A character has cultlike control over other people, who shape their reality around theirs.
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successfully with poison
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Several moments of intense flashing lights during third act scenes set at night.
There’s a dreamlike sequence with light flashing from all directions (as glimpsed in trailer). It’s preceded by a character being punched in the face and the strobing effect lasts for about thirty seconds.
A couple scenes later police cars arrive with intense emergency lights flashing across the screen. Reoccurs in a later scene.
Minutes later there’s a sudden jumpscare moment of a character appearing between lightning storm flashes.
There’s a dreamlike sequence with light flashing from all directions (as glimpsed in trailer). It’s preceded by a character being punched in the face and the strobing effect lasts for about thirty seconds.
A couple scenes later police cars arrive with intense emergency lights flashing across the screen. Reoccurs in a later scene.
Minutes later there’s a sudden jumpscare moment of a character appearing between lightning storm flashes.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Witchley
some cussing but nothing crazy
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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I can't remember a fourth wall break.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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No babies, a brief toddler in a flashback
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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I wanna say it’s implied, we see a gay couple angrily leaving the church
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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lillianm
Someone says "libt**d"
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Is there hate speech?
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jdpamv
The r-slur (the "lib**rd" version). Other discrimination is brought up in a condemnatory manner.
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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cloudyro
It is the MAIN theme of the movie.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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LightJest
No, but there is a devil themed pub and some devil imagery.
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Sex
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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There is description of masturbation
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Are there nude scenes?
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LightJest
No nudity but we do see a nearly naked corpse
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Anonymous
A flashback character is called the "harlot whore" who slept around and wears scanty clothing, but that's it. The camera doesn't sexualize her, nor does anyone else
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is someone terminally ill?
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LightJest
Not a character we see but a character talks about their terminally ill mother
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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You didn't say the magic word. You didn't say the magic word.
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cloudyro
Blood and a decomposed corpse are shown
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