Fatal Instinct vs Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.4/10 for Fatal Instinct). Fatal Instinct is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 25m. Fatal Instinct is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fatal Instinct
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery| Fatal Instinct | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime | Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Carl Reiner | Rian Johnson |
| Main cast | James Remar, Kevin Michael Richardson, Eartha Kitt, Christopher McDonald, Armand Assante | Jeffrey Wright, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Bridget Everett |
Synopsis
Fatal Instinct
Ned Ravine is a police officer and lawyer who occasionally defends the delinquents he arrests. He crosses paths with seductive Lola Cain during an assignment and promptly begins an affair with her. Meanwhile, Ned's wife, Lana, is deep in an affair of her own. Lana and her lover are planning to murder Ned in an elaborate fashion so they can collect on his triple indemnity life insurance policy.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
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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