Overview
A darkly comedic journey through an afterlife where hope and despair intertwine.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- absurdist
- melancholic
- witty
- late night viewing
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an offbeat, absurdist, and touching romantic adventure that turns a potentially creepy afterlife premise into an original indie comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Zia enters an afterlife where suicides live in a bleak high-desert landscape governed by strange everyday routines.
The film turns suicide, purgatory, and romantic loss into an odd, touching adventure filled with deadpan humor.
Zia travels with Eugene and Mikal across the afterlife while searching for Desiree and gaining a new perspective on life.
The afterlife contains black holes and casual miracles, including mysterious phenomena that disrupt its otherwise drab landscape.
Films like Wristcutters: A Love Story, and why
The Lovely Bones
absurdist afterlife premise, offbeat romance, and bittersweet existential humor
The Good Place
quirky supernatural romance balancing mortality, grief, and deadpan comedy
The Science of Sleep
indie road movie structure, eccentric companions, and whimsical existential themes
The Lobster
romantic fantasy with melancholic humor and a visually distinctive liminal world
Movie Details
- Director
- Goran Dukić
- Release Date
- 2007-10-19
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (651)
Cast
- Patrick Fugit
- Shannyn Sossamon
- Shea Whigham
- Leslie Bibb
- Mikal P. Lazarev
- Mark Boone Junior
- Abraham Benrubi
- Mary Pat Gleason
- Clayne Crawford
- Anthony Azizi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 Wristcutters: A Love Story about?
- A heartbroken suicide navigates a drab, surreal afterlife on a road trip to reunite with his lost love.
- What is Wristcutters: A Love Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Wristcutters: A Love Story as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Wristcutters: A Love Story violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Wristcutters: A Love Story as mild.
- What did critics think of Wristcutters: A Love Story?
- Critics generally found the film an offbeat, absurdist, and touching romantic adventure that turns a potentially creepy afterlife premise into an original indie comedy.
- Which films are like Wristcutters: A Love Story?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lovely Bones, The Good Place, The Science of Sleep, and The Lobster.
- How long is Wristcutters: A Love Story?
- Wristcutters: A Love Story runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Wristcutters: A Love Story?
- In United States, Wristcutters: A Love Story streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
