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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary In I Sell the Dead, 19th century justice has finally caught up with two of the craftiest grave robbers in town. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, body-snatcher Arthur Blake tells his life story to the peculiar Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corps...

Directed By: Glenn McQuaid

Written By: Keti Stamo, Glenn McQuaid

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 25 m

I Sell the Dead

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary In I Sell the Dead, 19th century justice has finally caught up with two of the craftiest grave robbers in town. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, body-snatcher Arthur Blake tells his life story to the peculiar Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corps...

Directed By: Glenn McQuaid

Written By: Keti Stamo, Glenn McQuaid

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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60% Positive
6 Reviews
40% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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80
The joy behind this film is right there in the old-time, exploitation-tinged title.
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70
The jokes do wear thin, and the setup does too, but it’s nonetheless worth noting what a couple of crafty thieves can do with elbow grease, some spare change and the kind of deep movie love that never dies.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
70
Antic horror comedy I Sell the Dead nods to the '60s Hammer heyday of fog-swirling Victorian chillers, as well as that period's penchant for teaming genre favorites (Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone, Peter Lorre, etc.) in genial sendups.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
63
Genre fans will definitely get off on I Sell the Dead, but outsiders might be less enthusiastic.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
60
The storytelling frame allows a genial, ain't-it-cool pile-up of occasionally antic episodes.
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50
The movie's not without charm -- the creature effects are fun and the mix of vampires, zombies (et al) is amusing. That's not enough to save it from the Curse of the Predictable Plot Twist and the Blight of the Creeping Shadows.
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50
Low-budget, grubby and gleeful, but with a nice sense of style and apparently an endless supply of dry ice. Points deducted, though, for a too-easy alien-corpse joke.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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6.3
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4 Ratings
50% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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40% Positive
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50% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Production Company Glass Eye Pix
Release Date Aug 7, 2009
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Never Trust A Corpse
Website http://www.isellthedead.com/
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Awards

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 3 Nominations
Slamdance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination

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