Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- irreverent
- macabre
- halloween viewing
- late night horror comedy
What critics said
Critics broadly found flashes of Joe Dante's former flair but considered the concept and execution substantially weaker than his best work.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max's dating life becomes entangled with Evelyn's return from the grave, combining romantic awkwardness with zombie violence and comic escalation.
Evelyn's controlling behavior continues after death as she insists on reclaiming her relationship with Max.
Graveyards, flesh-eating, a freak death, and zombie attacks are presented through dark humor rather than sustained seriousness.
Max is afraid to end his manipulative live-in relationship, and the plot literalizes the consequences when Evelyn returns after dying.
Films like Burying the Ex, and why
Return of the Living Dead
Shares zombie comedy, romantic complications, irreverent humor, and macabre supernatural mayhem.
Shaun of the Dead
Shares darkly comic horror, undead antagonism, splatter elements, and playful genre self-awareness.
Life After Beth
Shares relationship-centered horror comedy, undead disruption, and a breezy but grisly tone.
Gremlins
Shares Joe Dante's comic horror sensibility, pop-culture wit, and mischievous supernatural premise.
Movie Details
- Director
- Joe Dante
- Release Date
- 2014-09-04
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (533)
Cast
- Anton Yelchin
- Ashley Greene
- Alexandra Daddario
- Oliver Cooper
- Dick Miller
- Mark Alan
- Ozioma Akagha
- Archie Hahn
- Erica Bowie
- Tomoko Karina
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Burying the Ex about?
- A commitment-phobic young man finds that breaking up is hardest when his controlling dead girlfriend refuses to stay buried.
- What is Burying the Ex like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Burying the Ex as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Burying the Ex violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Burying the Ex as graphic.
- What did critics think of Burying the Ex?
- Critics broadly found flashes of Joe Dante's former flair but considered the concept and execution substantially weaker than his best work.
- Which films are like Burying the Ex?
- Films with a similar feel include Return of the Living Dead, Shaun of the Dead, Life After Beth, and Gremlins.
- How long is Burying the Ex?
- Burying the Ex runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Burying the Ex?
- In United States, Burying the Ex streams on Philo.
