# Death Becomes Her (1992)

> A viciously playful rivalry between two immortality-seeking women turns Hollywood vanity into outrageous supernatural body comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4566

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Cast: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini, Ian Ogilvy, Adam Storke, Alaina Reed Hall, Nancy Fish
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104070/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, campy, irreverent, dark comedy night, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

A darkly comedic tale of beauty, jealousy, and the lengths one will go to for immortality.

## Movies like Death Becomes Her

- [Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/3146)
- [Big Business (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/7326)
- [Switch (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/5365)
- [Beetlejuice (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/2372)
- [The First Wives Club (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/1920)
- [Prelude to a Kiss (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/1763)
- [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/1996)
- [All of Me (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/5699)
- [Witch Hunt (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/26672)
- [The Man with Two Brains (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/6555)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt