Burying the Ex
2014 · Movie · R · 89 min · ★ 5.6 · 34% critics
A horror-loving guy is ready to end a strained relationship when a sudden accident changes everything. As he starts to move forward and meet someone new, his late girlfriend returns in an unexpected form, determined to pick up where they left off, turning his love life into a messy, darkly comic problem.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (520 votes)
- Box office
- $604,517
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a goofy, light zombie rom-com with horror in-jokes and mild scares, in the vein of Warm Bodies; Not for you if you want big laughs, real horror, or deep characters.
Pros: lighthearted zombie-romance premise; horror-fan references; occasional campy fun | Cons: uneven laughs; thin, predictable story; annoying character types
Themes
- halloween
- dark comedy
- curse
- zombie
- car run over
- flesh eating
- graveyard
- ice cream parlor
- genie
- dead girlfriend
- overly attached girlfriend
- breaking up with girlfriend
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Anton Yelchin
as Max
Ashley Greene
as Evelyn
Alexandra Daddario
as Olivia
Oliver Cooper
as Travis
Dick Miller
as Grumpy Cop
Mark Alan
as Goth Bartender
Ozioma Akagha
as Kat
Archie Hahn
as Chuck
Erica Bowie
as Travis' Girl
Tomoko Karina
as Shopping Girl
Directed by Joe Dante