Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- frantic
- whimsical
- date night
- romantic fantasy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hayat’s deadly curse counts down the remaining days while she pursues an impossible love pact.
The central pairing joins a stone-cold heart surgeon with a curse that appears to defy ordinary medical logic.
Tarot cards are an explicit motif alongside the curse, fate, and the characters’ attempt to outsmart death.
The premise combines a deadly curse, an impossible love story, and escalating chaos and comedy.
Films like A Matter of Life and Death, and why
The Princess Bride
Shared romantic fantasy, irreverent humor, heightened peril, and an impossible-love premise.
Warm Bodies
Shared supernatural mortality theme, dark comedy, unconventional romance, and heightened visual fantasy.
Death Becomes Her
Shared macabre comedy, fantasy treatment of death, and playful romantic conflict against supernatural stakes.
Movie Details
- Director
- Anas Ba Tahaf
- Release Date
- 2026-06-25
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Sarah Taibah
- Yaqoub Al-Farhan
- Husam AlHarthi
- Fay Fouad
- Amani al-Jameel
- Ghada Aboud
- Rahaf Ibrahim
- Mai Hakeem
- Najla Al-Abdullah
Common questions
- What is A Matter of Life and Death about?
- A reckless woman and an emotionally frozen heart surgeon gamble on love while a supernatural curse races toward its deadline.
- What is A Matter of Life and Death like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Matter of Life and Death as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Matter of Life and Death violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in A Matter of Life and Death.
- Which films are like A Matter of Life and Death?
- Films with a similar feel include The Princess Bride, Warm Bodies, and Death Becomes Her.
- How long is A Matter of Life and Death?
- A Matter of Life and Death runs 115 minutes.
