Malibu's Most Wanted 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 5.1/10 for Malibu's Most Wanted). Malibu's Most Wanted is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 25m. Malibu's Most Wanted is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Malibu's Most Wanted
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery| Malibu's Most Wanted | Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime | Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | John Whitesell | Rian Johnson |
| Main cast | Anthony Anderson, Jamie Kennedy, Regina Hall, Greg Grunberg, Jeffrey Tambor | Jeffrey Wright, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Bridget Everett |
Synopsis
Malibu's Most Wanted
A senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a couple of black actors pretending to be murderers to try and shock him out of his plans to become a rapper.
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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