Plot
A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 6.2/10 (1,138 voted)
Critic's Score: 56/100
Director: Jeff Baena
Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly
Storyline
A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her.
Cast: Aubrey Plaza -
Beth Slocum
Dane DeHaan -
Zach Orfman
John C. Reilly -
Maury Slocum
Molly Shannon -
Geenie Slocum
Cheryl Hines -
Judy Orfman
Paul Reiser -
Noah Orfman
Matthew Gray Gubler -
Kyle Orfman
Anna Kendrick -
Erica Wexler
Eva La Dare -
Pearline
Thomas McDonell -
Dan
Alia Shawkat -
Roz
Allan McLeod -
Supermarket Stocker
Paul Weitz -
Mr. Levin
Michelle Azar -
Mrs. Levin
Jim O'Heir -
Chip the Mailman
Taglines:
Some girls just want to watch the world burn.
The exhausted zombie subgenre gets a much needed fresh take with this
tiny budgeted horror comedy. A zombie epidemic is strictly background
material and it begins with Zach played by Dane DeHaan, who does a good
job here, grieving over the death of his girlfriend Beth. He bonds with
her parents, played by John C. Reilly and Molly Shannon, who make the
most of their underwritten parts. It's not before long that Beth
returns and she and Zach continue their relationship - which is
obviously headed for disaster. Aubrey Plaza does good work with her
usual deadpan line readings and there's some hilarious scenes with her
spastic rage and violence. Life After Beth is a small, lightweight
film, the side characters can occasionally fall into sitcom-ish
territory, but it does have some genuine big laughs.
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