Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
2025 film by Alex Gibney
Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie is a 2026 American documentary film which details the recovery of Salman Rushdie after his attempted assassination in 2022. The film is based on his memoir Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder. It is directed by Alex Gibney.
The film premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. It was released at the IFC Center in New York City on September 17, 2026.
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
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