The Knife

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The Knife

R

2025

1h 22m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Blending gripping suspense, emotional depth, and sharp social commentary, The Knife tells the story of a young family whose world is thrown into chaos by the unexpected arrival of a stranger in their home. As the tension builds over one harrowing night, a determined detective races to uncover long-buried truths and the far-reaching consequences of past choices.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Jan 13

3/5

With just a few subtle strokes, the screenplay underscores how everyone here is fudging the truth a bit, and its restraint is the film’s quiet strength.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

Aug 15

2.5/4

It’s a well-acted, competently filmed work that ends on a gut-wrenching note

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Aug 14

With its twists and rug-pulls, “The Knife” makes for an absorbing drama, but it’s also deeply exasperating in that it feels less like a social commentary grounded in reality than an edgy play on emotions.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Sep 27

77/100

A domineering performance from Melissa leo as a detective pursuing the truth beyond acceptable reasoning makes The Knife feel like one of the fresher and more intriguing mysteries this year.

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Dhruv Goyal

In Review Online

Sep 6

Impactfully rudimentary in the best possible sense — and sometimes that restraint, more than any flamboyant auteurist trick, is enough.

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Aug 22

2.5/5

The situational wounds inflicted in The Knife are revealed to be disappointingly shallow in retrospect, but high tension and palpable anxiety propel an interesting conversation piece, further enhanced by a scene-stealing Melissa Leo.

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LC

Aug 21

Expected to see a horror film, and in a way, I was right! Had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

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Eric P

Aug 20

I have no doubt the situation in this film is an accurate illustration of what a family like this could face in this country I just don’t think this particular production ever gets off the ground. Wait until you can see it for free.

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Juandi

Aug 19

I love that this movie feels very realistic. It also has the perfect running time not too long, not too short. The actors did a good job with setting the atmosphere.

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CeCe

Aug 18

Too much talking not enough action and the ending part could've been better than what it was

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Lolita F

Aug 17

The movie felt incomplete. There unusual events that occurred throughout which did not seem realistic.

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Chrissy G

Aug 17

I kept waiting for something to happen, and it never did.

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Synopsis

Blending gripping suspense, emotional depth, and sharp social commentary, The Knife tells the story of a young family whose world is thrown into chaos by the unexpected arrival of a stranger in their home. As the tension builds over one harrowing night, a determined detective races to uncover long-buried truths and the far-reaching consequences of past choices.

Director: Nnamdi Asomugha, Chijioke Asomugha
Producer: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan Baker, Ami Werges
Screenwriter: Nnamdi Asomugha, Mark Duplass
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Iam21 Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2025
Runtime: 1h 22m

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