The Knife

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The Knife

2024,

1h 22m,

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.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Jan 13, 2026

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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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Nnamdi Asomugha

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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.

Director: Nnamdi Asomugha, Chijioke Asomugha
Producer: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan Baker, Ami Werges
Screenwriter: Nnamdi Asomugha, Mark Duplass
Production Co: Iam21 Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 22m

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