Burying the Ex

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Burying the Ex

R

2015

1h 25m

Romance

Comedy

Horror

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A horror fan's (Anton Yelchin) dead girlfriend (Ashley Greene) comes back as a zombie and wants to continue their relationship forever.

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Critics Consensus

Burying the Ex boasts flickers of director Joe Dante's former flair, but neither the concept nor its execution live up to the standard set by his best efforts.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

06/19/2015

It's a lot of fun, and Dante's heart is palpably in it.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

06/19/2015

1.5/4

Even masters have their off days ... and Dante's new picture, "Burying The Ex," seems to have been made over the course of quite a few of them.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

06/19/2015

The freedom of the director's best work is missing.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

06/09/2022

3/4

It's an easy recommendation for Dante devotees, horror-comedy nuts, and even those with a soft spot for rom-coms.

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Naila Scargill

Exquisite Terror

02/28/2019

Populated by stock types, the story is backed by little in the way of characterisation, and missing is a necessary campiness to complement the aesthetic.

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Brad Miska

Bloody Disgusting

04/14/2017

Even though Burying the Ex shambles through the motions like an actual zombie, it inherently has a good spirit and is trying so desperately to entertain. And that's more than can say about a lot of other horror films...

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Laura R

@RT97724366 Oct 1

I love it. A fun movie. Anton is a treasure and the whole cast is great actually.

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 07/22/2025

Pretty horrible movie

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/04/2025

Funny horror in 1 hour and 25 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Partial Nudity, Language, Sexual Content and Some Horror Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chris D

@RT32302738 03/22/2025

Really good watch 👍

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Julian S

@akajulianscott 01/22/2025

BURYING THE EX is enjoyable enough, with moments that harken back to Dante’s stronger works, but the script lacks the bite to truly bring it to life.

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Raven H

@RT19163191 10/25/2024

I honestly loved this movie. It's a horror comedy with a great cast. It's very entertaining and overall a good watch.

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Synopsis

A horror fan's (Anton Yelchin) dead girlfriend (Ashley Greene) comes back as a zombie and wants to continue their relationship forever.

Director: Joe Dante
Producer: Alan Trezza, David Johnson, Frankie Lindquist, Mary Cybriwsky, Carl Effenson, Kyle Tekiela, Sally Jo Effenson
Screenwriter: Alan Trezza
Distributor: RLJ Entertainment, Image Entertainment
Production Co: Voltage Pictures, Act 4 Entertainment
Rating: R (Partial Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Some Horror Violence)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 25m