Death at a Funeral
A grieving son’s attempt to deliver a respectable eulogy detonates into an outrageous family funeral farce involving a wrong corpse, illicit drugs, romantic jealousy, and a mysterious visitor.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raucous
- coarse
- group comedy night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the talented cast and occasional amusement insufficient to overcome the remake’s derivative, uneven execution compared with the 2007 original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The entire ensemble is trapped at a father's funeral while the wrong body, a stoned fiancé, family resentments, and a threatening stranger generate escalating farce.
The funeral's expected dignity is repeatedly undermined by drug use, romantic conflict, revelations, and disputes over the eulogy.
The plot turns death, possible murder, drug intoxication, sexual anxiety, and coarse relatives into deliberately shocking comic material.
The film is explicitly a remake of the 2007 English-language film and is described by critics as surprisingly faithful to the original.
Films like Death at a Funeral, and why
Death at a Funeral
Shares an irreverent ensemble comedy structure, escalating family dysfunction, and outrageous social embarrassment.
The Royal Tenenbaums
Shares darkly comic treatment of family conflict, taboo revelations, and a chaotic gathering spiraling out of control.
August: Osage County
Shares a tightly contained family gathering, uncomfortable secrets, and farcical interpersonal conflict.
The Hangover
Shares adult gross-out humor, drug-fueled chaos, and escalating bad decisions within an ensemble comedy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Neil LaBute
- Release Date
- 2010-04-15
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (1105)
Cast
- Chris Rock
- Martin Lawrence
- Zoe Saldaña
- Tracy Morgan
- Regina Hall
- James Marsden
- Luke Wilson
- Columbus Short
- Peter Dinklage
- Danny Glover
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Death at a Funeral about?
- A grieving son’s attempt to deliver a respectable eulogy detonates into an outrageous family funeral farce involving a wrong corpse, illicit drugs, romantic jealousy, and a mysterious visitor.
- What is Death at a Funeral like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Death at a Funeral as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Death at a Funeral violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Death at a Funeral as mild.
- What did critics think of Death at a Funeral?
- Critics generally found the talented cast and occasional amusement insufficient to overcome the remake’s derivative, uneven execution compared with the 2007 original.
- Which films are like Death at a Funeral?
- Films with a similar feel include Death at a Funeral, The Royal Tenenbaums, August: Osage County, and The Hangover.
- How long is Death at a Funeral?
- Death at a Funeral runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Death at a Funeral?
- In United States, Death at a Funeral is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
