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Life After Beth

R

Released Aug 15, 2014

1h 30m

Comedy

Horror

List

45%

97 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

A guy (Dane DeHaan) discovers that his girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza) has returned from the dead, but his joy turns to horror as she slowly undergoes a horrible transformation.

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Critics Consensus

In spite of Aubrey Plaza's committed performance, Life After Beth remains a sketch-worthy idea that's been uncomfortably stretched to feature length.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Plaza gives the film its motor, and if Baena's control of the material is occasionally uncertain, 'Life After Beth' plays best when it feeds off her manic, gonzo energy, and runs with it.

Jun 18, 2016

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Getting people in creepy makeup to gurn and shuffle and get shot isn't automatically scary plus hilarious.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Plaza steals the show with one foot in the grave, her rotting heroine ricocheting between adolescent snarkiness and cadaverous rage, a lethal combination of which no one around her has the measure.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 5, 2014

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Even if it delivers a number of expected jokes and gags, there's enough surprising elements that are brought to life by an immensely talented cast of comedians to entirely elevate the material.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

In the long tradition of zombie metaphors, the whole movie stands as an allegory for dealing with the heartache of loss, be it the loss of life, or simply a bad breakup where the other party seems to become a raging monster afterward.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 5, 2022

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Dan Brightmore

NME (New Musical Express)

Dane DeHaan and Aubrey Plaza go for the jugular with undead laughs in a zombie rom-com.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 26, 2021

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AL A

Turned it off with 20 minutes to go. I couldn't take it anymore.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Jim P

Surprising plot; now what I was expecting. Aubrey Plaza - utterly convincing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Audience Member

Surprisingly liked this movie, especially after reading the reviews for it. A good message about unhealthy relationships, a good cast of characters, and a comedy drama about the undead.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/24

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S F

I really wanted this to do something for me, I went 5 eps deep. Naw.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/02/24

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Gareth v

In an extremely crowded genre, this movie tries to step out from the crowd but stumbles not too far into proceedings despite Plaza's best efforts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/17/23

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Emilliano S

Aubrey Plaza is such an underated actress. An incredible performance for this movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/23

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Jeff Baena

Director

Aubrey Plaza

Beth

Dane DeHaan

Zach

John C. Reilly

Maury

Molly Shannon

Geenie

Cheryl Hines

Judy

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Synopsis

A guy (Dane DeHaan) discovers that his girlfriend (Aubrey Plaza) has returned from the dead, but his joy turns to horror as she slowly undergoes a horrible transformation.

Director: Jeff Baena
Producer: Kim Leadford, Charles Sauveur Bonan, Daniel McCarney, Tim Nye, Elizabeth Stillwell, Christopher Herghelegiu, Brent Romagnolo, Courtney Kivowitz, Brian Young, Wendy Benge
Screenwriter: Jeff Baena
Distributor: A24
Production Co: StarStream Entertainment, American Zoetrope, Abbolita Productions
Rating: R (Nudity|Brief Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Some Horror Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.3K
Runtime: 1h 30m

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