Life After Beth

Name: Life After Beth
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Romance
Released: August 15, 2014
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 50

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A24 | Release Date: August 15, 2014 | R

Summary: Zach (Dane DeHaan) is devastated after his girlfriend, Beth (Aubrey Plaza), unexpectedly dies. When she suddenly rises from the dead, he sees it as a second chance and decides to do and say every thing he wishes he had while she was still alive.

Director: Jeff Baena

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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Geoff Berkshire

Jun 25, 2014

Blending smart fantasy elements, broad comedy, tender romance and an atypically slow-burning apocalypse, the directorial debut of “I Heart Huckabees” co-writer Jeff Baena is charming, thoughtful and laugh-out-loud funny. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Sep 4, 2014

Unfortunately, Life After Beth starts feeling more conventional the wilder and darker it gets, and the laughs become more sparse as the movie winds to its bizarre and but unsatisfying conclusion. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Aug 22, 2014

Featuring an awe-inspiring, stellar performance by Parks and Recreation's (and Wilmington's) Aubrey Plaza as Beth, the film opens with the high school girl's short-lived death. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Aug 13, 2014

Stars Aubrey Plaza and Dane DeHaan are game, as is the lineup of mostly wasted supporting actors. But what might have been a snappy short is interminable at feature length, the mayhem-in-suburbia conceit generating few laughs as it stomps along. Read full review

David Edelstein

Aug 18, 2014

Life After Beth is a reasonably fun, medium-gory horror comedy that’s better before the innards hit the fan. Read full review

Matthew Kassel

Aug 14, 2014

It’s a genuine stab at romantic comedy that stumbles more than it strides. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Aug 21, 2014

The promise of its premise is squandered all too soon in what becomes yet another tiresome exercise in the way-overworked zombie genre. Read full review

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HaithamB

Aug 15, 2014

Life After Beth is not your typical romance movie nor it is your typical zombie movie, because in this film there is no build up to the relationship, nor there is a reason for the resurrection. It is caught up between both ideas and executed into this Gothic dark comedy that works and isLife After Beth is not your typical romance movie nor it is your typical zombie movie, because in this film there is no build up to the relationship, nor there is a reason for the resurrection. It is caught up between both ideas and executed into this Gothic dark comedy that works and is actually really funny despite some of its flaws.… Expand

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BetaCritMe

Mar 14, 2018

Life after beth is a somewhat re-enacted story but it is very entertaining and has very committed performances by the two protagonists.

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keemt

Aug 12, 2018

It's just hilarious. Lots of situation comedy and great music. I don't know why but Aubrey Plaza is in a lot of the few great modern comedies.

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LeZee

Mar 14, 2016

Back to normal is sometimes not good.

The movie did not reach my expectation, but still I enjoyed watching it. A story like this I never thought would do fairly, a better movie from the average section. I think not without the Aubrey Plaza, she as a Beth was excellent. Not a careerBack to normal is sometimes not good.

The movie did not reach my expectation, but still I enjoyed watching it. A story like this I never thought would do fairly, a better movie from the average section. I think not without the Aubrey Plaza, she as a Beth was excellent. Not a career defining performance, but funny enough. The story looks only faintly different from other similar films, but a few good scenes saved it. If it had a couple more good jokes and maybe a twist, surely would have been done greatly at the box office.

There's no surprise material in it, I thinks that's negative about it. Easy to read the situation and predict the story within the first 15 minutes, but the second half was drastically changed its pace as well as the atmosphere in the story. If you've not seen many zombie films, especially comedy ones, then you may find it better than average.

Definitely a decent direction for a first timer, got a good support from the cast. For a small budget, this is a wonderful production quality. It surely upset you if you expect like 'Warm Bodies' or 'Shaun of the Dead', but if you know all about it before giving a try, the disappointment will be lessened and you may have a decent time pass with it.

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FilmQueen

Oct 14, 2015

Aubrey Plaza is hilarious in this movie, as always. Dane DeHaan can never disappoint me either. I especially loved the Parks and Recreation references.

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beingryanjude

Nov 4, 2014

Life After Beth is strange, freaky, and oddly compelling. It's outlandishness is often a turn-off, but I can't help but smile for Aubrey Plaza & Dane DeHaan.

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ozymandias79

Jan 3, 2015

If this movie was supposed to be funny - it isn't. I think they were aiming for dry humor, which is unintentionally funny, and this film isn't funny at all. It's not unwatchable but don't expect a comedy.

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