Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- mean spirited
- sardonic
- intense
- dark comedy night
- thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics find the remake competent and well-cast but comparatively predictable and less entertaining than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lisa and Dan each secretly devise a plan to murder the other during their cabin retreat.
The premise turns marital resentment and attempted murder into an intense, deliberately abrasive comic setup.
The couple retreats to a secluded cabin, making the domestic conflict physically enclosed and suspenseful.
The production is identified as an American remake, and criticism specifically describes it as an American version of an earlier film.
Films like Over Your Dead Body, and why
The War of the Roses
Shares the dysfunctional marriage premise, secluded setting, murderous marital conflict, and mean-spirited dark comedy.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Combines a couple's relationship breakdown with escalating murder schemes and an abrasive comic tone.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Uses a trapped domestic setting, marital distrust, and thriller tension filtered through black humor.
Till Death
Comparable for its cabin isolation, couples-in-conflict structure, and darkly comic suspense.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jorma Taccone
- Release Date
- 2026-03-14
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (617)
Cast
- Jason Segel
- Samara Weaving
- Timothy Olyphant
- Juliette Lewis
- Keith Jardine
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Jake Curran
- Nikolai Kinski
- Kayla Jenee Radomski
- Danusia Samal
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- 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 Over Your Dead Body about?
- A bitterly comic cabin thriller turns a failing marriage into a private contest of reciprocal assassination.
- What is Over Your Dead Body like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Over Your Dead Body as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Over Your Dead Body violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Over Your Dead Body as moderate.
- What did critics think of Over Your Dead Body?
- Critics find the remake competent and well-cast but comparatively predictable and less entertaining than its predecessor.
- Which films are like Over Your Dead Body?
- Films with a similar feel include The War of the Roses, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Till Death.
- How long is Over Your Dead Body?
- Over Your Dead Body runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Over Your Dead Body?
- In United States, Over Your Dead Body streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
