Overview
A darkly comedic tale of beauty, jealousy, and the lengths one will go to for immortality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- sardonic
- campy
- irreverent
- dark comedy night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the inventive special effects and lead performances while finding the satire shallow and the script uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Madeline and Helen survive fatal injuries while their bodies visibly fracture, distort, and decay.
Madeline pursues Lisle von Rhuman's rejuvenation potion, while the characters organize their lives around attractiveness and aging.
Actress Madeline and writer Helen compete across careers, romance, appearance, and increasingly elaborate retaliation.
Broken necks, impossible wounds, and damaged bodies drive the film's signature visual gags and special-effects set pieces.
Films like Death Becomes Her, and why
The Witches
shares macabre black comedy, grotesque physical transformation, and satirical treatment of vanity
The Witches of Eastwick
shares supernatural immortality, morbid humor, and heightened visual effects built around aging and bodily decay
Little Shop of Horrors
shares darkly comic horror, outrageous body transformation, and a destructive obsession with beauty
Movie Details
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Release Date
- 1992-07-30
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (3108)
Cast
- Meryl Streep
- Goldie Hawn
- Bruce Willis
- Isabella Rossellini
- Ian Ogilvy
- Adam Storke
- Alaina Reed Hall
- Nancy Fish
- Michelle Johnson
- Mary Ellen Trainor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 Becomes Her about?
- A viciously playful rivalry between two immortality-seeking women turns Hollywood vanity into outrageous supernatural body comedy.
- What is Death Becomes Her like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Death Becomes Her as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Death Becomes Her violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Death Becomes Her as mild.
- What did critics think of Death Becomes Her?
- Critics broadly praised the inventive special effects and lead performances while finding the satire shallow and the script uneven.
- Which films are like Death Becomes Her?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witches, The Witches of Eastwick, and Little Shop of Horrors.
- How long is Death Becomes Her?
- Death Becomes Her runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Death Becomes Her?
- In United States, Death Becomes Her streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
