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Death at a Funeral

2010 · 92 min

A chaotic, laugh-out-loud farce where a funeral spirals into absurd mayhem, mixing crude humor with family dysfunction.

Directed by
Neil LaBute
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Zoe Saldaña
Tagline
This is one sad family.
Overview
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.

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Directed by
Neil LaBute
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Zoe Saldaña
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • death
  • deception
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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