Undertaking Betty
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 94 min · ★ 6.1 · 55% critics
In a small town, an unhappy spouse and a longtime admirer who works in the funeral business hatch a risky plan to fake a death and start over together. Their scheme collides with local rivalries and messy personal fallout, turning a romantic escape into a darkly comic scramble to stay one step ahead.
Also known as Plots with a View
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-12-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (113 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cheeky, dark romantic comedy with small-town chaos and over-the-top antics, in the vein of Bedazzled or Carolina; Not for you if you dislike morbid jokes or broad farce.
Pros: dark British humor; quirky funeral rivalry; strong cast energy | Cons: slow start; uneven tone; hard-to-follow dialogue
Themes
- small town
- competition
- coffin
- politician
- run away
- falling in love
- grave digger
Cast & crew
Brenda Blethyn
as Betty Rhys-Jones
Alfred Molina
as Boris Plots
Christopher Walken
as Frank Featherbed
Naomi Watts
as Meredith Mainwaring
Robert Pugh
as Hugh Rhys-Jones
- HH
Hannah Higgins
as Young Betty
- JJ
Joshua Jenkins
as Young Boris
- SP
Shaun Phillips
as Young Hugh
Menna Trussler
as Dilys Rhys-Jones
Jerry Springer
as Jerry Springer
Directed by Nick Hurran