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Life After Beth

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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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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 06/18/2016
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. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/05/2014
2/5
Getting people in creepy makeup to gurn and shuffle and get shot isn't automatically scary plus hilarious. Go to Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 10/05/2014
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh 09/20/2023
4/5
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. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/05/2022
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review Dan Brightmore NME (New Musical Express) 05/26/2021
3.5/5
Dane DeHaan and Aubrey Plaza go for the jugular with undead laughs in a zombie rom-com. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Danielle C. @DaniELLIE Dec 14 Idk why this got such bad reviews I thought it was really cute and funny. It definitely had a good plot. I think it could have been executed a little bit better but it definitely doesn’t deserve a 30 something percent. See more Jul 8 Really only worthwhile because Matthew Grey Gubler was in it. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 14 Failure in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Kenny K @RT82031656 05/10/2025 Interesting and funny for the first hour, then it all fell apart. Aubrey Plaza was excellent up to that point. Why so little of Anna Kendrick? See more jpdanzig T @RT28285067 01/25/2025 A fine cast is completely wasted in this poorly written and directed zombie pile of poop. I thought A24 used to release good films, but that was then. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE... See more alan g @agenser 01/05/2025 A tv skit stretched out to movie length. Horrible cast. Decent directing with poor actors to work with. Aubrey Plastered should give up acting and go to the circus. Her manic performances would do well there. See more Read all reviews
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Jeff Baena

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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
Michael Zakin, Liz Destro
Screenwriter
Jeff Baena
Distributor
A24
Production Co
American Zoetrope, Abbolita Productions, StarStream Entertainment
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