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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025 · 145 min · Director: Rian Johnson ★ IMDb 7.3 · 263,453 ratings

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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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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Humor 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%

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The strongest emotional signals are Curiosity, Humor, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Curiosity, Humor and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Curiosity
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Curiosity
Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityCuriosityTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 4′Humor55 %42 %24 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity54 %49 %28 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity54 %48 %34 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Empathy60 %41 %48 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 33′Tension65 %46 %57 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 40′Curiosity66 %60 %53 %44 %
32.5 %≈ 47′Curiosity71 %73 %45 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 54′Curiosity72 %75 %45 %33 %
42.5 %≈ 62′Curiosity69 %69 %51 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity69 %63 %56 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 76′Tension70 %63 %55 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 83′Curiosity70 %63 %54 %38 %
62.5 %≈ 91′Empathy75 %60 %64 %51 %
67.5 %≈ 98′Tension82 %66 %76 %53 %
72.5 %≈ 105′Tension83 %75 %74 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 112′Curiosity81 %79 %61 %38 %
82.5 %≈ 120′Curiosity80 %75 %60 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 127′Sadness82 %56 %56 %66 %
92.5 %≈ 134′Empathy71 %26 %30 %61 %
97.5 %≈ 141′Sadness53 %7 %10 %45 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Glenn Close

Martha Delacroix

Jeremy Renner

Dr. Nat Sharp

Thomas Haden Church

Samson Holt

Jeffrey Wright

Bp. Langstrom

AH
Annie Hamilton

Grace Wicks

James Faulkner

Rev. Prentice Wicks

BE
Bridget Everett

Louise

Noah Segan

Nikolai

JK
Jamie Karitzis

Geraldine's Deputy

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Kit Burden

Dcn. Clark

GS
Gavin Spokes

Rev. Frank

PH
Paul Hilton

Rev. Delancy

Details

Directed by
Rian Johnson
Written by
Rian Johnson
Type
Movies
Released
2025
Runtime
145 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.3 · 263,453 ratings
Feels mostly
Curiosity
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