The Knife
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After the mysterious appearance of a stranger in their home, a young Black family must deal with the fallout of their choices, big and small, as a steadfast detective tries to crack the case over the course of one fateful night.
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Nnamdi Asomugha's directorial debut 'The Knife' delivers a stomach-turning thriller that transforms the American dream into a living nightmare for one Black family over a single fateful evening. While audiences praise the taut tension and controlled filmmaking, many feel the ending doesn't quite stick the landing despite solid performances from Asomugha and Melissa Leo.
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- Oct 25, 2024
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mindamaureenJun 9, 2024Few things have made my stomach turn quite as much as Nnamdi Asomugha’s assured directorial debut THE KNIFE. A taut dramatic thriller showcasing how the American dream for a Black family can easily flip & turn into a living nightmare. Tightly controlled from beginning to…
Matt NegliaAug 14, 2025Controlled; engaging; lean; mean; short; tense; unpredictable; well-cast; well-made; well-paced.
joshrowley - Aug 18, 2025
"All we have to do is tell the truth." A taut, tense, and unsettling thriller about how quickly things can go south for a black family living in America. Former NFL cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha's directorial debut, and he also co-wrote and stars in the film. A damn solid…
Rilo44Aug 12, 2025You could cut the tension with the title
Brett ArnoldAug 15, 2025what if everyone made every bad situation worse
wandercolor - Aug 14, 2025
While many might see The Knife as a searing indictment of the police and systemic racism, Nnamdi Asomugha’s directorial debut is anything but focused. It might be one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen in a theater. Through no fault of their own, a Black family ruins…
Cole GrothFeb 8, 2026This was TENSE. So many interesting things going on here both technically and thematically and it’s super impressive for a directorial debut. Aja Naomi King is always so excellent too. Love her
BethanyAug 15, 2025Do not speak to the police without a lawyer. Seeing the letterboxd score for this is so confusing to me because idk how anyone enjoyed how this turned out. It’s a social commentary on racism in police investigations and how the American dream doesn’t exist for black people,…
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- DJ likedThe Knife
Aggravating af!
Clay Werner is "meh" onThe Knife6.4 - I actually did like this, but it’s a meh on my scale. I’ve been back and forth all week trying to decide where I land on this one. It’s a taut & sickeningly tense thriller, hinging on race, class, & police relations. It’s well shot & paced, & decently acted. But I’m not sure if it says…
Gabe Treadway is "meh" onThe Knife5.0/10 Such an aggravating movie - super depressing ending and thought it would be a thriller but instead it was just a really sad representation of society - the detective had to be one of the most hated characters i’ve ever seen
- Ornnio likedThe Knife
Such a frustrating watch. Everybody takes turns pissing you off…even the baby. Not bad
Ryan Walker likedThe Knife3.5/5
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Metacritic
Aug 15, 2025
It’s a fairly predictable thriller with few emotional moments apart from anxiety, and even fewer revelations.
Robert Daniels
RogerEbert.com
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.
Beatrice Loayza
The New York Times
Aug 11, 2025
The overriding suspense here is largely created by watching truth become negotiable, and through the small, plausible distortions of the truth that people come up with when survival instincts kick in.
Clayton Dillard
Slant Magazine
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