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Death at a Funeral

Death at a Funeral

Comedy · Drama · 2007

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.

Movie details

Death at a Funeral

“Last rites... and wrongs.”

2007 Comedy · Drama 1h 31m

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6.9 / 10

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A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Frank Oz

Written by

Dean Craig

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

Daniel

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Peter

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Justin

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Jane

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Howard

Daisy Donovan

Daisy Donovan

Martha

Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk

Simon

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Put Death at a Funeral on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.