Dead Mail

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Dead Mail

2024

1h 46m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

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93%

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29 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled "dead letter" investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men's home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper's office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it....

Dennis Harvey

Variety

An effective, twisty thriller with a singular edge of off-kilter black comedy.

Apr 18, 2025

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Jordan Hoffman

Fangoria

There’s some nice packaging to this low-budget project, but the box is a little empty.

Apr 18, 2025

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Katie Rife

RogerEbert.com

Great care is given to aesthetics, and period detail; what’s accomplished visually on (one assumes) a limited budget is remarkable.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 18, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Willing to risk their lives, government workers go above and beyond to care about their work, their coworkers and strangers in this timely heroic tale.

Apr 22, 2025

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Cheryl Eddy

io9.com

It’s rare to see a movie with such a carefully considered point of view and style that it doesn’t remind you of anything you’ve seen before.

Apr 21, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

[O]nce the filmmakers dismiss the most persuasive part of their story, the movie becomes an uphill battle to try to be anywhere near as effective.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 18, 2025

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Ash N

So good! I want 1000 more films like this one. Perfectly suspenseful and creepy. Really smart performances from each actor, & fun characters that made you want to learn more about their backstory. Music was perfect. Have seen a few reviews around town implying this is unwatchable because of the filming style - BAD take! I tried to find what it was filmed with/on, but no luck yet - it’s just grainy enough to feel like you’re watching in the 80s, but not so much that the quality actually feels bad.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Peter F

Didn't love the grainy style footage, but it did fit the movie. Good plot though.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Rich C

Had potential, just didn't get there for me.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Hugo T

It's an excellent movie. Went to it without seen a trailer and no expectations. Great surprise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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prawnda s

unwatchably boring. there is a difference between a company that hosts low budget films in the hopes of finding a gem, and one which just poops out the laziest films it possibly can in the hopes that someone ends up liking one of them. maybe some people are fooled by the quasi retro camera filter, but absolutely nothing of interest happens in this movie at any point. this page is exactly the reason why i want the ability to block critics or reviewers from the results that i see on this site. every single one of these must have been bribed or threatened for something this awful to get a 93%

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Garry A

For a low budget film this was really good. There are a few things they did that I thought were clever and satisfying.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Synopsis

On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled "dead letter" investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men's home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper's office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it....

Director: Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy
Producer: Zachary Weil, Brett Arndt
Screenwriter: Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy
Distributor: Shudder
Production Co: Alarmist Entertainment, Contact Light Films
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2025
Runtime: 1h 46m